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2015

August
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If You Wish To Give Your Child The World, Read to Them

The bond of reading together is enjoyable to both you and your children, and connects you in a beautiful world together.

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Mazza Museum Fall Conference

The Mazza Museum's upcoming fall conference will be one of the best in years!

July
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Critique Group Sandwich

It took me some time to learn that critiques of my work are not about me, but about my writing.

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Tips for Tapping Into Your Younger Self

Does your writing sound "too adult?" Do you struggle to figure out how a child or teenager would think and act? Try these exercises!

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And the Winner is...

Congratulations to Susan Couture, the winner of the Clara Gillow Clark Picture Book Edit Giveaway!

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Are You Writing for the Right Age?

Writing for children is different from writing for adults in a few important ways. One issue is the need to consider reading level.

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Trailing Joy: My Picture Book Path

My book journey started with a vision—clear objectives and an end goal in mind. And so should yours.

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Teaching Through Technology

Kids are fascinated with the complexity, simplicity, and the overall function of technology... so why not use this to our advantage?

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The Skin I'm In

In this edition of What's Up, Doc?, Dr. Gretchen LaSalle discusses an issue that's skin deep–and anything but shallow!

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A Whale of a Tale Children's Bookshoppe

Where the rubber meets the road: Join author Judith Rose as she visits an Irvine, California bookstore that's small on size but big on ideas!

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Feeding Your Passions

Our passions will continue to call to us; they will wake us from our sleep or call down to us from the ethers.

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An Interview with Author Lyn Sirota

In another installment of The Writer's Journey, CWG Editor-in-Chief Sheila Wright interviews author Lyn Sirota!