The New Jersey Children’s Writer’s Guild

Self-Promotion:  Your Key to Success

Where can you learn the publicity techniques needed to promote your books, gain practice in public speaking and presentation skills, and participate in a real-life school experience—all in an intimate group setting, with one-to-one attention? Gail Jarrow believes it is with the Highlights Foundation in March 2013.

In 2012, Gail, an award-winning author of books for young readers, attended this workshop. She shares her experience below.

If you’re like me and many of my writer friends, you’re more comfortable in front of a computer screen than in front of an audience. But we all realize that being in the public eye is an important and necessary part of being an author. Peter Jacobi’s Life in the Spotlight workshop has helped me to do a better job of promoting myself and my books.

The Book Garden in Frenchtown is hosting a range of YA author workshops.

For info go to www.bookgarden.biz and click on SPARK Community Writers Workshop Series.

Cofounder Sheila Wright interviews children’s writer and NJCWG member, Jennifer Troulis

Hello, Jennifer, and welcome to The Writer’s Journey…

Sheila: You grew up in Edison, New Jersey in the late 60’s writing and illustrating stories based on your family and pets. I seem to recall that you once told me that you still have those early stories. Was your love of writing and illustrating influenced by your parents? (more…)

This month, NJCWG member Kathi Kurz interviews Bruno Grigoletti, author of The Soul Patrol.

Hello, Bruno, and Welcome to The Writer’s Journey!

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The Writer’s Journey is a section of the NJCWG web site that explores the challenges and rewards of endeavoring to be a professional, published writer. This column features thoughts from cofounders John and Sheila Wright as well as interviews with other writers and artists whose personal experiences offer valuable insights to all who aspire to put pen to page.

Author and Illustrator Dar Hosta

(NJCWG will be hosting a presentation by Ms. Hosta at the Hunterdon County Library on Route 12 on December 6th from 2:00 - 3:30pm with a book signing to follow)

Hello, Dar, and Welcome to the Writer’s Journey!

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Hello, Lyn, and welcome to The Writer’s Journey!

Children's Author Lyn Sirota

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The Writer’s Journey is a section of the NJCWG web site that will explore the challenges and rewards of endeavoring to be a professional, published writer. This column will feature thoughts from co-founders John and Sheila Wright as well as interviews with other writers and artists whose personal experiences will offer valuable insights to all who aspire to put pen to page. 

From the desk of John Wright:

As with many writers, my poems and stories spring to life from the rich memories and experiences of my past and from my patient engagement of the present.

Years ago, I began a song that I had written about the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon with the line “ Listen to the rush of wings upon the wind….”, and in many ways it is that same purposeful, careful and quiet listening that has become the fertile ground of my imagination. (more…)