WRITING for CHILDREN

read again your Words
a Stranger to Yourself, with Best Intentions
discover the Relationships
Unintended Offspring, Orphan Facts
and Broken Promises

sleep on it
your Unmade Bed
let Dreams come, welcome Serendipity
avoid Pointless Flirtation
acknowledge Friends and Sources

Contradiction and Failure
can make You strong
face Them fairly, use Them well
Respect may foster
Unexpected Resolutions

imagine Future Readers
be remembered well, if at all
find your Own Way, with Words
then read it, again, and again
before The Letting Go

Peter Matthews, Kawasaki 2.1.2002

LINKS for Kids Writers


Young Adults Literature
Write 4 Kids
Children's Book Editor
Aaron Shepherd Kid Writer
How to Write Children's Books
Children's Fiction Factor
Books on Writing for Kids
Writer's Digest: Children's Writing
Newsletter for Children's Writers
Directory of Children's Publishers
Write Books for Teenagers
Children's Literature Web


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