Snow Day Valentine's
Happy Valentine's Day! Susanna Hill is hosting her third annual Valentiny contest where she forces us to write complete stories in 214 words or less. She's tough, but these contests are great ways to get your inspirati…
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Christmas Wildfire
Susanna Hill's 7th Annual Holiday Contest is here. The challenge is to write a holiday story for kids with a surprise in under 250 words. Writing friends in Southern California have been posting about the wild fires this w…
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Timmy's Sweet Success- A Halloweensie Story
I've been busy making spider egg sacks, creating creepy decapitated heads, and smurfing myself this Halloween season. But once all the goblins were in bed (and the blue face paint removed) there was just enough ti…
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Self-Deprecating Dots
International Dot Day encourages kids to "make their mark." Any mark will do. It's unique. It's you. When it comes to making my mark, I like to be funny. Often this is a self-deprecating humor, or said ano…
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Whatcha Working on 2017
A year ago I planned to post about my non-writingendeavors . Today, in an incredibly timely fashion, I’m going to make good on my promise. I volunteer on my children’s school PTO as the outdoor chair. Nature inspires me. Some…
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Valentiny Story - Take a Selfie, Valentine!
Nothing makes me want to write more than one of Susanna Hill's Contests. (Well, that and the reward I've promised myself of a chocolate covered cherry for completion!) The Contest : since writing for children is all a…
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My Trashman Gave to Me
I'm coming down to the wire, but I couldn't miss Susanna Hill's annual Holiday Story Contest ! Rules: Write a children’s holiday story (children here defined as approximately age 12 and under) using the basic form…
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