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KidlitWriMo is coming


KidlitWriMo is back — with a twist! In 2025, the goal was to write 30 minutes a day for 30 days. What I discovered, however, was that most of the participants only wrote on the weekdays, not seven days a week. So in 2026, we’re changing the math to 100 minutes a week in September.

There are 5 weeks in September: 2 long weeks and 3 short ones. Can you write 100 minutes a week in September? Will you take the challenge? If so, join our private KidLitWriMo Facebook Group.

The KidlitWriMo 100 Challenge begins on September 1st! See more here.

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Editors are counselors


“Editors are counselors and can do a good deal more for writers in the first-draft stage than at the end of the publishing process.” –John McPhee

This quote from John McPhee’s Draft No. 4 book sums up how I have been working as developmental editor since 1999. You know your book best! It’s my job to help you discover your story.

If you’d like to talk to a developmental editor as you write your children’s novel this semester (Aug 8 – Dec 18, 2026) we can do that with lessons on a private site and EIGHT virtual mentor meetings.

See more here.

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