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Tonight’s the night!
Children’s author Lila Guzman will present a special teleclass for members of the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club called “Avoiding Red Flags”!
Learn how to avoid the most common mistakes in your manuscript that send up red flags to editors!
The teleclass starts at 7:00 central time and will last for 55 minutes.
Members are invited to attend this LIVE teleclass, but the teleclass will also be recorded and members will receive a link to the recording tomorrow.
Join the club here!
Come on. You know you want to!
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on 2/25/2008
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This Thursday, February 28 , 2008, at 2:00 p.m. eastern time, the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club will offer another exciting and informative teleclass for children’s writers.
Rita Milios will present session 1 in the Writing for Children’s Educational Markets Series - The Lucrative Educational Market: Where Do YOU Fit In?
Join the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club today and find out on Thursday if writing for the educational markets is right for you.
When you join the club you will receive links to these other three teleclasses that were presented earlier this month:
Lila Guzman - Show Me the Money: Writing Biographies for Young Readers
Margot Finke - Picture (Book) Perfect
Simon Rose - Beyond Belief: Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy for Young Readers (part 1 of a 2 part teleclass)
Every month, club members are given the opportunity to attend 4 LIVE 55-minute teleclasses about some aspect of writing and publishing for children. Later, the links to these recorded classes are sent to all members, too.
Join the CWCC here.
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Members of the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club are in for a real treat tonight with this teleclass at 7:00 central time.
To receive an email invitation to this teleclass (and a link later to a recording of this event), join the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club NOW. Join here.
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Writing Biographies for Children: Show Me the Money
Biographies can be a strong revenue generator for children’s authors. What are the secrets to breaking into the field? What are the rewards and the pitfalls? How are biographies different from other non-fiction writing?
Join Lila Guzman, author of nine biographies, in a lively discussion of this specialized field.
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Points of Interest
1. Dead or Alive: special problems when picking a person to write about
2. Trusting your sources: Dealing with conflicting information/Doing research
3. Making it understandable to young readers
4. Word Count and the “Formula” for a children’s biography:
a. 5 chapters
b. Timeline
c. Biography (for kids)
d. Words to Know
e. Pronunciation Guide (To Spanish Words)
5. Getting permission/pictures.
6. How to get a contract.
Lila’s biographies (2nd-3rd grade level):
Famous Latinos (biographies of Cesar Chavez, Roberto Clemente, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Ellen Ochoa, George Lopez)
Forthcoming:
Mohammed
Moses
Jesus
Working on: Dr. Hector P. Garcia: Father of Latino Civil Rights
Lila Guzman, Ph.D.
www.lilaguzman.com
LORENZO AND THE PIRATE (Blooming Tree Press, Fall 2008)
LORENZO AND THE TURNCOAT (Arte Publico Press, 2006) ****WINNER: 2006 Arizona Authors Literary Award****
KICHI IN JUNGLE JEOPARDY (Blooming Tree Press, 2006)
MOHAMMED (Blooming Tree Press, 2009)
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Join the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club and enjoy this week’s teleclass:
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Writing Biographies for Children: Show Me the Money
Biographies can be a strong revenue generator for children’s authors. What are the secrets to breaking into the field? What are the rewards and the pitfalls? How are biographies different from other non-fiction writing?
Join Lila Guzman, author of nine biographies, in a lively discussion of this specialized field.
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Points of Interest
1. Dead or Alive: special problems when picking a person to write about
2. Trusting your sources: Dealing with conflicting information/Doing research
3. Making it understandable to young readers
4. Word Count and the “Formula” for a children’s biography:
a. 5 chapters
b. Timeline
c. Biography (for kids)
d. Words to Know
e. Pronunciation Guide (To Spanish Words)
5. Getting permission/pictures.
6. How to get a contract.
Lila’s biographies (2nd-3rd grade level):
Famous Latinos (biographies of Cesar Chavez, Roberto Clemente, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Ellen Ochoa, George Lopez)
Forthcoming:
Mohammed
Moses
Jesus
Working on: Dr. Hector P. Garcia: Father of Latino Civil Rights
Lila Guzman, Ph.D.
www.lilaguzman.com
LORENZO AND THE PIRATE (Blooming Tree Press, Fall 2008)
LORENZO AND THE TURNCOAT (Arte Publico Press, 2006) ****WINNER: 2006 Arizona Authors Literary Award****
KICHI IN JUNGLE JEOPARDY (Blooming Tree Press, 2006)
MOHAMMED (Blooming Tree Press, 2009)
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Children’s author and instructor for the National Writing for Children Center, Lila Guzman will be speaking at the Louisiana Association of School Librarians on Jan. 26, 2008. That’s tomorrow!
Her presentations will include the following:
9:00: “Doorways to the Past: Louisiana in the American Revolution”
11:00: “Cultural Diversity on the Shelves”
Lila Guzman’s books include her Lorenzo series for middle graders.
Lorenzo and the Turncoat by Lila Guzman
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We’re pleased to welcome children’s author Lila Guzman to the faculty of the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club.
Lila Guzman writes children’s fiction and nonfiction, young adult novels, and adult-level short stories from her home north of Austin, Texas.
Guzman has won a number of awards, including Honorable Mention from the National League of American Pen Women, The National TCARABook Award, and the Arizona Authors Literary Award. She holds a Ph.D. in Spanish and a commission in the United States Navy.
Her published works include:
Green Slime and Jam (Eakin Press, 2001)
Lorenzo’s Secret Mission (Arte Público Press, 2001)
Lorenzo’s Revolutionary Quest (2003)
Lorenzo and the Turncoat (2006, Arizona Authors Literary Award)
Kichi in Jungle Jeopardy (Blooming Tree Press, 2006)
Famous Latinos Series (2nd-3rd grade biographies for Enslow Publishing, 2006): Cesar Chavez, Roberto Clemente, Ellen Ochoa, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, George Lopez.
FORTHCOMING WORKS:
Lorenzo and the Pirate (Young Adult Novel)
George Lopez: King of Latino Comedy (Middle Grade Non-fiction)
Mohammed (Picture Book)
Moses (Picture Book)
Jesus (Picture Book)
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