Writing Picture Books by Ann Whitford Paul

WOW! Women On Writing announces Ann Whitford Paul's Blog Tour Schedule!

Blog Tour dates:

June 22, 2009 - July 22, 2009
 
Come and join the fun! Meet Ann and visit her fabulous blog hostesses.


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We're thrilled to announce the launch of Ann Whitford Paul's Blog Tour with WOW! Women On Writing. Stop by The Muffin today and comment for a chance to win a signed copy of Ann's book, Writing Picture Books! She will be checking in to answer your questions, so be sure to take advantage of the opportunity. If you're a children's book writer, or are thinking about becoming one, this interview is not to miss!

Ann Whitford Paul speakingPhoto (right) from Ann's website. Ann enjoys speaking on quilting, the writing process, and/or sharing her books.

We are so lucky to have Ann touring with us! She's an expert children's book author and a fabulous teacher, as you'll see in today's interview. She shares some important advice on the children's book publishing industry and you can tell she loves helping writers. I can't wait to follow along on this tour and learn more secrets!

Each tour we host includes a few new blogs that you may not have known about. This one is no different. We've added two new partners to the roster, and their blogs are fantastic. As always, if you'd like to be included in this tour, please contact us. We have a few more stops available.

Are you excited? I am! Let's meet the author, shall we?

~ Angela & Jodi ~ (Your Hostesses)

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Meet Ann Whitford Paul

Ann Whitford PaulAbout Ann:

When an elementary school classmate read Ann's journal--including all the mean things she'd written--it put an end to Ann's first foray into writing. She went back to being a voracious reader, first on her own and then with her children. In a family of four children often the only quiet time was just before bed when Ann and her children snuggled together reading. It was those moments that inspired Ann to write books to help other children and adults recreate those cozy times. Encouraged by her family's love of books Ann has written 17 children's books, had her poetry published in several anthology and taught many classes on children's writing.

Ann with her childrenAfter years mothering her noisy brood Ann enjoys her quiet time. When not reading or writing she revels in quiet while quilting, knitting, doing puzzles or listening to the quiet rumbling purr of her cat, Mr. Darcy. Jane Austen is Ann's and Mr. Darcy's favorite author.

Find out more about Ann by visiting her website: http://www.annwhitfordpaul.net


Writing Picture Books
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Writing Picture Books by Ann Whitford Paul

Writing Picture Books: A Hands-On Guide from Story Creation to Publication


By Ann Whitford Paul

Have you ever thought you'd like to write a picture book, but don't know where to begin? Have you been submitting stories, but getting only form rejections?

Writing picture books is not easy. Picture books are a unique form of writing with a large audience of 2- to 8-year-olds, and they must appeal to both the adult purchaser and the child listener/reader. They are generally 32 pages long and must be tightly focused and told partly through illustrations. And novice picture book writers make a lot of mistakes--and get a lot of rejections from publishers flooded with inappropriate manuscripts. From this book these writers will learn the writing and revision process that will lead them to creating more salable picture book manuscripts. Ann Whitford Paul covers researching the picture books market, creating characters, point of view, plotting, tips on writing rhyme, and more-all the lessons writers need to write great picture books that will appeal to both editors/agents and young readers/parents. She uses a mix of instruction and hand-on exercises, often asking readers to cut, color and paste their way through revision.

This book covers picture book form, structure, language and the business side too. Learn how to revise your manuscript into a polished and publishable story from the award winning author of 17 children's books.

Genre: Writing/How-to
Paperback: 256 pages
ISBN: 1582975566
Publisher: Writer's Digest Books (June, 2009)

Writing Picture Books is available through Amazon.com, Writer's Digest, B&N, or any independent or chain bookstore.

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The following are the tour dates for Ann Whitford Paul. Don't miss a single day. It's going to be a great trip, full of advice on children's book writing and publishing.

As you view the listings, make note of these wonderful blogs. Each one of them, a treasure, and a place that many readers call home. In a noisy online world, you will find sanctuary in these true gems.
 
June 22 - Today!

The MuffinJune 22, 2009 (Monday)

Ann Whitford Paul launches her tour at The Muffin!

Come join us for the first day of Ann's tour! Jodi Webb interviews Ann about her book Writing Picture Books and gets the scoop on writing for children. Ann talks about trends in the publishing industry, and shares some tips on how to get your manuscript accepted by a publisher. She also gives us some great advice on overcoming performance anxiety when speaking in public.

We welcome your comments and urge you to participate! Those who comment will be entered to win a signed copy of Ann's book, Writing Picture Books: A Hands-On Guide from Story Creation to Publication.

Visit: http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/blog.html

About The Muffin: From the bakers of WOW! Women On Writing. Have you checked out what we've been baking for you on the daily Muffin? We've stirred together some traditional ingredients with new ones to deliver more interviews, enlightenment, thought-provoking ideas, and inspirational messages to help you through those gray writing days.

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June 23

Kimberly Zook with her new baby!June 23, 2009 (Tuesday)

Ann at Zook Book Nook

Ann stops by Zook Book Nook for an author interview and book giveaway contest! She's giving away 2 books! Be sure to stop by and comment for a chance to win.

Visit: http://zookbooknook.blogspot.com/


About Kim and Zook Book Nook:
You've found the nook where the journey of each writer-mama can be shared. By thinking outside the box (or at least trying to), I hope to discover how the relationship between writing and motherhood makes me a better writer and a better mother.

Kim says, "Although I've lived alone in a hut in the middle of a Costa Rican rainforest for two years, swayed in a high rise during typhoons in Japan, cycled up and down on Vancouver Island, and dodged in and out of D.C. traffic, the adventure of being a writer-mama is the most exciting ride of my life!

"I am passionate about writing literary essays focused on the relationship between writing and motherhood. My kaleidoscope of a character is also composed of my experiences as a scientist-naturalist-teacher-wife-seeker, which all lend a hand in my writing."



June 24

Donna VolkenanntJune 24, 2009 (Wednesday)

Ann at Donna's Book Pub

Authors have no time (or words) to lose. Ann stops by Donna's Book Pub to teach us how to "Grab Your Reader from Word One." Not to miss!

Visit:
http://donnasbookpub.blogspot.com/

About Donna's Book Pub:
A virtual pub for writers and readers to hang out and discuss writing, publishing, and books. Like a brick and mortar pub, DBP is also a place to feel comfortable and get personal by talking about what's important in life and sharing a few stories. Each day I post the weather forecast for my hometown of St. Peters, MO, because anyone who has ever lived in the Midwest knows how quickly the weather changes. Visitors, please feel free to leave comments.


June 25

Anne-Marie NicholsJune 25, 2009 (Thursday)

Ann at A Mama's Rant

Walking the tightrope, eating cotton candy for dinner, dealing with clowns--we've all been there! Ann stops by Anne-Marie Nichols' blog, A Mama's Rant, and gives her take on the writing life with the post: Welcome to the Circus: Juggling Family and Writing.

Visit: http://www.amamasrant.com/

About A Mama's Rant and Anne-Marie Nichols: Rants, raves and reviews from a mother's perspective. Anne-Marie is a blogger, copywriter, and social media consultant, and the owner of 4 wonderful and highly trafficked blogs:

The Write Spot: http://www.the-write-spot.com
A Mama's Rant: http://www.amamasrant.com
My Readable Feast: http://www.myreadablefeast.com
This Mama Cooks! On a Diet: http://www.thismamacooks.com


June 29

Margo L. DillJune 29, 2009 (Monday)

Ann at Read These Books and Use Them

Stop by Margo L. Dill's blog, Read These Books and Use Them, to hear Ann's advice for writers of all ages. For adult writing advice, she wrote Writing Picture Books, and for children, the picture book Word Builder.


Visit: http://www.margodill.com/blog/

About Margo L. Dill and Read These Books and Use Them: Margo L. Dill (margo@wow-womenonwriting.com) is a freelance writer and elementary school teacher, living in Mahomet, Illinois. She is a columnist for WOW! Women On Writing. Her work has appeared in publications such as Grit, Pockets, Missouri Life, ByLine Magazine, and The News-Gazette. Her first book, Finding My Place, a middle-grade historical novel, will be published by White Mane Kids in 2009. She has her own blog for teachers, parents, and librarians called "Read These Books and Use Them" at http://margodill.com/blog/. When she's not writing, she loves spending time with her husband, stepson, and two dogs--Charlie, a boxer, and Hush Puppy, a basset hound. You can read more about Margo at http://www.margodill.com.

July 1

Cathy C. HallJuly 1, 2009 (Wednesday)


Ann at Finders & Keepers

With over a dozen books to her name and years of teaching, Ann's learned a few things about children's writing. Today she stops by Cathy C. Hall's blog, Finders & Keepers, to share her top five writing tips.

Visit: http://cathychall.wordpress.com/

About Cathy C. Hall:
Cathy C. Hall is a freelance writer and humor columnist. Her work has been published in many magazines, newspapers, webzines, and anthologies. She's also freelanced for WOW! Women On Writing. Here are some of her popular articles:

How To Find the Perfect Horror Fit
Making Time for Left and Right Brain Writing
The Cheap Writer's Guide to Conferences
 
July 2

Anne Walls of WordHustler.com
July 2, 2009 (Thursday)

Ann at Wordhustler

Stop by the WordHustler blog today and find out how Ann Whitford Paul became and award winning children's book author! WordHustler's interviews are fantastic--not to miss!

Visit: http://wordhustlerink.wordhustler.com/

About WordHustler and Anne Walls: Anne Walls is the co-founder and creative director of WordHustler. WordHustler is a website for freelance writers where you can search markets for free, upload documents for the WordHustler team to submit to publications for you, and find names and addresses of editors. For more information, take a quick tour of WordHustler's services. Walls is also a writer/director of both films and television. A member of the Writers Guild, she was a staff writer on Fox's "Saints and Sinners" as well as writer/director of a YouTube series called "Mookie and Sam," which has received over 2 million hits. Anne has also published articles and short stories in various publications. Anne began her career working at Creative Artists Agency, Paramount Pictures, and Time Inc after graduating from UCLA with a degree in English literature.

July 10

Kristi HollJuly 10, 2009 (Friday)

Ann at Writers First Aid

Kristi Holl, children's book author and teacher at The Institute for Children's Literature, reviews Writing Picture Books. If you're interested in children's book writing, be sure to check out this fabulous blog!

Visit: http://institutechildrenslit.net/Writers-First-Aid-blog/

About Kristi Holl:
Kristi Holl is an award-winning author of 34 books for children, one nonfiction book for writers, and over 150 stories and articles for children and adults, as well as conference speaker and web editor. Her stories and articles have appeared in Jack and Jill, Child Life, Hi-Call, Your Life & Health, Touch, The Writer, Children's Writer, and the SCBWI Bulletin, among others. She also wrote a mystery column and self-coaching column for the magazine Once Upon a Time. Kristi Holl was born in Iowa, graduated from Marshalltown High School and has lived in Mason City, Cedar Falls, Red Oak, Knoxville, Conrad, and Story City (all in Iowa). In July 2003, she moved to San Antonio, Texas, where she and her husband live near two of their daughters and their families. Kristi started as an elementary teacher after graduating from the University of Northern Iowa in l974, and began writing as a hobby when staying home with her children. She has taught writing for children for the Institute of Children's Literature since l983.

July 15

Teaching AuthorsJuly 15, 2009 (Wednesday)


Ann at Teaching Authors

It's a day for firsts! As the first guest author on the Teaching Authors blog, Ann will be talking about her first book about writing. And don't forget to enter to win a copy of Writing Picture Books! Also, be sure to check back for a review of Writing Picture Books in the future. ;)

Visit: http://www.teachingauthors.com/

About Teaching Authors: We are six children's book authors with a wide range (and many years) of experience teaching writing to children, teens, and adults. Here, we will share our unique perspective as writing teachers who are also working writers.



July 17
Day By Day WriterJuly 17, 2009 (Friday)

Ann at Day By Day Writer

Ann stops by Samantha Clark's blog, Day By Day Writer, to share her expert writing advice. Children's book writing is something these two have in common. Come join the lively discussion!

Visit:http://daybydaywriter.wordpress.com/

About Samantha Clark and Day By Day Writer: Samantha Clark is author of the Sir Newton Books children's travel book line (www.sirnewtonbooks.com). Her blog is about balancing your creative life with your working/laundry/housekeeping/cooking life. She discusses her own trials and tribulations of finding time to write between a day job and family. The blog also offers author interviews, writing insights, inspiration and fun.
 
Want to host one of our touring authors?

WOW! Women On Writing Blog Excellence AwardParticipate in Ann's tour! We have several stops available for qualified blogs.

Email us: blogtour@wow-womenonwriting.com. Please submit your blog URL, at least two available dates not taken above from June 22 - July 22, and let us know whether you'd like to conduct an author interview or would like a guest post.

Upcoming Author Tours: If you have a blog or website and would like to host one of our authors below, we are still accepting a few choice blogs to participate in our Partnership Program. Come and join the fun! Please email Angela & Jodi at blogtour@wow-womenonwriting.com and put "Blog Tour Partnership" in the subject line. Please tell us the author you are interested in and your available dates. We'll get back to you with the details if you are accepted. We look forward to hearing from you!

Content for your blog: All of our touring authors are available for interviews, or they will provide a guest post on a topic relating to the writing process or their book.

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I'm Not Weird, I Have SID by Chynna Laird
Tour Dates: July 13, 2009 - August 13, 2009

Title: I'm Not Weird, I Have SID


Author:
Chynna Laird

Genre: Children's

Synopsis:
Four year old Alexandra describes, in her own words, how it feels to have Sensory Processing Disorder(SPD) Readers get a peek at how she hears things, smells things, even how things feel on her skin. She tells readers how frustrating it was for her to try to explain to other people she wasn't trying to be difficult or naughty, she was trying to communicate. Alexandra shows us all the things she does to cope in a world she finds so terrifying and how she helps others understand her better.

The book can be used as resource/reference tool for parents of children with SPD; to help children with SPD learn to express how they feel in words; and to educate counselors, teachers, friends and family.

About the Author:

Chynna Laird
Chynna Laird credits her adventures as mom of four children under the age of six as the source for much of her writing. When she's not spending Mom-time reading, playing piano and violin, and crafting with her children, she divides her time between being a student and a writer.

Chynna is busy finishing up her BA in Psychology, specializing in Early Childhood Development as well as continuing her career as a writer through her business Lily Wolf Words. She's written for many magazines: Amaze, Mindful Mama, Parenting Special Needs and Unique. She also has several bigger projects, including a thriller making the rounds. Her memoir, Not Just Spiritied: Living With Sensory Processing Disorder, will be released this August.


Author's Websites:

Chynna's website: http://www.lilywolfwords.ca/
Chynna's blog: http://lilywolfwords.blogspot.com/

Goodies:

You will receive a signed copy of Chynna's heartwarming book I'm Not Weird, I Have SID.

Participate! Please email us with "Blog Tour Partnership" in the subject line and your available dates. We schedule 2-3 stops per week from July 13 - August 13. We look forward to hearing from you!


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Fearless Confessions: A Writer's Guide to Memoir
Tour Dates: August 3, 2009 - September 3, 2009

Title: Fearless Confessions: A Writer's Guide to Memoir


Author:
Sue Williams Silverman

Genre: Writing

Synopsis: Everyone has a story to tell. Fearless Confessions is a guidebook for people who want to take possession of their lives by putting their experiences down on paper--or in a Web site or e-book. Enhanced with illustrative examples from many different writers as well as writing exercises, this guide helps writers navigate a range of issues from craft to ethics to marketing and will be useful to both beginners and more accomplished writers.

The rise of interest in memoir recognizes the power of the genre to move and affect not just individual readers but society at large. Sue William Silverman covers traditional writing topics such as metaphor, theme, plot, and voice and also includes chapters on trusting memory and cultivating the courage to tell one's truth in the face of forces--from family members to the media--who would prefer that people with inconvenient pasts and views remain silent.

Silverman, an award-winning memoirist, draws upon her own personal and professional experience to provide an essential resource for transforming life into words that matter. Fearless Confessions is an atlas that contains maps to the remarkable places in each person's life that have yet to be explored.


About the Author:

Sue SilvermanI was born in Washington, D. C., where my father was a high government official in the Truman administration. Later, we moved to the West Indies where he was president of a bank. He was also a child molester. The juxtaposition of this double life-seemingly perfect in public, dark and scary in private-is what I write about in my memoir, Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You (University of Georgia Press, September 1999). In my second memoir, Love Sick: One Woman's Journey Through Sexual Addiction (W.W. Norton, February 2008), I show how I replicated this double life as an adult. In public, all seemed fine-I attended Boston University, worked on Capitol Hill, was married. But this image was a mask that hid my secret world of sexual encounters with dangerous men, a shadowy life of obsession.

From about 1980 to 1992, I tried to tell my story as fiction. Looking back, I realize that the five or six (unpublished) novels I wrote during this time lacked an authentic voice. It was my therapist, ironically, who finally suggested I write my own story. At first I resisted. I had never considered nonfiction and thought I had nothing to say about myself. Finally, just to humor him (I told myself), I acquiesced, even though I believed I'd only be able to write a paragraph at the most. Maybe a page. The moment I began to write "Terror, Father," however, I felt as if I'd just learned to speak, that I heard my real voice for the first time. I completed the manuscript in three months. And even though it took much longer to write Love Sick, I was finally writing what I knew. One thing I most love about writing memoirs, is that they provide me the opportunity to meet many courageous women. In fact, the responses that mean the most to me come in whispered phone calls and handwritten notes from my readers who thank me for telling their stories, too.

Now, in my upcoming book, Fearless Confessions: A Writer's Guide to Memoir (University of Georgia Press, June, 2009), I share my experiences learning how to write, with the hope it'll help and encourage you to tell your story, too.

Author's Websites:

Sue Silverman's website: http://www.suewilliamsilverman.com/

Goodies:

You will receive a signed copy of Sue's book,
Fearless Confessions: A Writer's Guide to Memoir (University of Georgia Press, June, 2009).

Participate! Please email us with "Blog Tour Partnership" in the subject line and your available dates. We schedule 2-3 stops per week from August 1st - September 1st. We look forward to hearing from you!
 
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Original Faith by Paul Maurice Martin
Tour Dates: September 14, 2009 - October 14, 2009

Title: Original Faith: What Your Life is Trying to Tell You


Author:
Paul Maurice Martin

Genre: Nonfiction/Self-Help/Spirituality/Disabilities

Synopsis: Original Faith
is about finding a language to begin sharing the passion and purpose that connects progressives from every walk of life around the world. Finding the willingness to change ourselves for the better so that we're better equipped to help provide a world of possibility and promise for all our children. The stakes are high. It has become a matter of humanity's overall quality of life and possibly our survival.

With an Original Faith...

  • There is a love that can be known and understood - if not fully, then in part.
  • There is faith that can be experienced - with or without belief.
  • There is work - and even dedication.
  • There is the discovery that every one of us is more than a self alone.
  • There is coming alive to the fact that we are here not to be served, but to serve.
  • There is the possibility of true joy and a viable future for our children.
  • There is the certainty of personal peace and integrity.
Original Faith looks at faith and spiritual life from a fresh, thoughtful point of view. In evocative and moving language, the book references direct experience, not doctrine. This approach enlivens the believer's awareness of faith while bringing the faith dimension of experience to the attention of nonbelievers.

Paul Maurice Martin's qualifications are both personal and academic. They include an M.A. in Religious Studies from the University of Chicago; fifteen years of a rare progressive illness that has left him mostly bedridden; and a spontaneous religious experience that was the genesis of Original Faith. The book's topics include love, ego, despair, faith and identity transformation. Martin's suggestions for practice are varied and wide ranging, allowing readers to integrate them with their own lives to help realize their potential for constructive and creative action. Original Faith's perspective is that we are not here to search for meaning, but to help create it.

About the Author:

Paul Martin
Paul M. Martin writes with exceptional clarity about spiritual matters. His depth and breadth of first-hand experience allows him to speak compellingly to people across a wide range of perspectives on religion and spirituality. Paul holds an M.A. in religious studies from the University of Chicago divinity school and an M.Ed. in counseling from the University of New Hampshire.

The manuscript for Original Faith took shape as a series of experiences and insights that arose spontaneously over a period of fifteen years. Instead of the proverbial 99 percent perspiration and 1 percent inspiration, the figures for Paul may have been about 50 percent each. Although he had to work hard to organize his material and articulate it clearly, his experiences, concepts and even his best language would arrive unexpectedly. Paul learned to keep a notepad in his car and by his bed. Much of the text was composed and committed to memory literally on the run, while jogging. Often he would be inspired by the words or actions of children and quickly jot down a few notes for reference the next morning - early morning. Paul rose at 2 or 3 AM to write before heading for work, having found that after work was not a creative time of day for him.


By 1994 Original Faith was nearly finished - and so was Paul's good health. The sudden onset of an unknown autoimmune disease initiated an unsuccessful struggle to obtain a diagnosis and treatment that lasted over a decade. During this period Paul continued working as an elementary school counselor but had to put his manuscript aside to make time for medical travel, research, ongoing treatment attempts, and ongoing problems posed by his health insurance.


After becoming too disabled to continue his career, Paul resumed work on Original Faith, completing the manuscript in December, 2004. Since then, he has completed two additional manuscripts and is working on a third. Housebound and semi-bedridden, Paul remains centered in a faith perspective that he offers to readers as a source of tremendous joy under favorable circumstances and tremendous strength under adversity.


Author's Websites:

Paul's website: www.originalfaith.com
Paul's blog: Original Faith Blog

Goodies:

You will receive a signed copy of Paul's book Original Faith: What Your Life is Trying to Tell You.

Participate! Please email us with "Blog Tour Partnership" in the subject line and your available dates. We schedule 2-3 stops per week from September 14 - October 14. We look forward to hearing from you!
 
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Ann and her cat, Mr. DarcyI hope you'll join us on Ann Whitford Paul's blog tour. It will be an exciting journey! Mark your calendars, and save these dates. Either Jodi or myself will be personally attending each and every blog stop on the tour. And I have to say, I'm truly excited! The participating blogs are phenomenal. All of them offer something unique to the reader, and they all have different flavors. One thing is for certain, they are all a sweet treat.

Photo (right): Ann and her cat, Mr. Darcy.

Come join the party! If you have a blog and would like to host Ann Whitford Paul, or one of our other authors, please email us with your request. Be sure to check out Ann's website--it's chock-full of writing tips, activities to use with her books, and information on programs. Plus, it's gorgeous and filled with fun pics!

We'd love for you all to get involved and join us in a virtual vacation. Take a trip across the globe by participating in this tour. Each stop shares a different point of view, a new topic, and has its own unique voice. We'd love to hear yours too, so come along for the ride, and we'll be looking for your comments!

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Write on!

Warmest,
 
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