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Jan 28

This Week’s Update for the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club

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CWCCHow do you create a resume for your freelance writing if you’re just starting to look for freelance writing assignments?

How do you develop an author bio when you haven’t published any books yet?

What do editors mean when they say they want to see writing samples or writing clips?

Find out the answers to these questions, and get the help you need to start your career as a freelance children’s writer when you become a member of the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club.

And just look at this lineup of exciting teleclasses set up for coaching club members:

Thursday, February 7, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. central time
Lila Guzman presents: Writing “You Are There” Biographies for Young Readers

Wed, February 13, 2008, at 4:00 p.m. pacific time
Margot Finke presents: Picture (Book) Perfect

Thursday, February 21, 2008, time TBA
Simon Rose presents: Science Fiction and Fantasy for Young Readers - Part 1

Thursday, February 28, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time, Rita Milios presents:
The Lucrative Educational Market: Where do YOU Fit In? Session 1 in the Writing for Children’s Educational Markets Series

Each of these teleclasses is recorded, so members can listen to them at any time.

Join the club here.

Jan 05

Today’s Goal Setting Tip

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GoalDo you know the reason many people fail to achieve their goal or goals?

It’s because they set goals that don’t really matter to them that much.

Many people are afraid to set goals that really, really matter to them because they’re so afraid they won’t accomplish these goals.

So, it’s much better to just continue dreaming about what they want rather than setting actual goals that require specific ACTIONS to take if the goals are going to be reached.

This leads me to today’s goal setting tip: Stop dreaming about what you want! Set a goal that really, really matters to you!

In other words, change your thinking.

Stop “dreaming” about what you want out of life, and start “working” to get it.

Make it a goal.

You don’t have to work toward your goal alone.

Find someone who really wants you to succeed and ask for their help.

Try it!

Jan 04

Today’s Tip for Setting Your Writing & Publishing Goals for 2008

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WritingAs a children’s writing instructor and a writing coach, I help writers set their writing and publishing goals at the start of each new year.

In the next few days, I’d like to share a few tips for setting your writing and publishing goals for 2008.

Here’s today’s tip:

When setting your goal(s), make sure each goal is something you have control over.

Many writers set goals like: I want to have three published stories in Highlights magazine by the end of this year.

That may sound like a great goal. But actually, the writer really has no control over whether or not three of his/her stories will be accepted and published in Highlights or any other magazine.

So, if the person setting this goal isn’t able to make this happen, he/she feels like a failure, when actually, his/her stories may have been rejected by Highlights (or any other magazine) for a variety of reasons that the writer has no control over.

A much better goal would be this: I plan to SUBMIT three stories to Highlights magazine this year.

See why that’s a much better goal?

You DO have control over this.

You CAN make this happen.

You CAN write and submit 3 stories to Highlights (or any other magazine) this year.

And, at the end of the year, you will have met your goal – whether or not the stories were accepted for publication.

Eventually your stories will be accepted for publication in the magazines you are submitting them to if:

1) you have learned what it takes to write a good story for kids,

2) you’ve constantly practiced writing and improving your work, and

3) you’ve done your market research so you are actually sending your stories to appropriate markets (by that I mean, the magazines that are right for the types of stories you are writing).

Look at your goals today.

Do you have control over whether or not you reach these goals?

If not, rethink your goals.

Create goals that are not dependent on outside forces, things you really have no control over.

Then do whatever it takes to achieve those goals this year!

Happy writing!

Suzanne Lieurance
The Working Writer’s Coach

Dec 30

Writers - Make More Money in 2008!

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616473_suitcase_full_of_moneyWhether you want to write for children or write for adults, Suzanne Lieurance, The Working Writer’s Coach, can help YOU make more money from your writing in 2008!

And right now she is even offering a special holiday discount on her intensive 8-week Working Writer’s Coaching Program. Find out more about the program and how to receive your disount HERE.

But don’t delay. This special holiday discount ends tomorrow night - December 31st - at midnight!

Make 2008 your best year EVER for writing and publishing!

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