If you're a stay-at-home mom with small children, writing for kids can be the perfect part-time job for you.
Here's why: 1) You're in contact with kids 24/7, so you know what kids think about and how they talk.
This can be very helpful when trying to develop story lines that kids would enjoy reading.
It will also help you write dialogue that sounds like things kids would actually say these days.
As a mom, you probably also read many picture books to your own child or children.
And, as every writer knows, one of the best ways to learn to write picture books and other stories for children, is to READ these types of materials.
So just think - each time you read to your child, you'll also be doing something to develop your own career as a writer.
2) Since your full time job is taking care of your family, you'll probably only have short snatches of time during the day and evening to write.
But this is perfect for writing short works for kids - things like picture books, easy readers, and even magazine articles and short-stories.
And, if you carry a pocket-size notebook with you during the day, while you're watching the kids play at the park, or supervising them as they go about their daily chores, you can take notes for story or articles ideas.
And, please note, it IS important to jot down a few notes about your ideas.
Otherwise, by the end of the day you will have forgotten them.
3) In addition to writing stories and articles FOR kids, you will also develop a wealth of topics for writing ABOUT kids - articles for parenting magazines, for example, or even tips for classroom teachers.
And, there are usually at least a couple of small regional parenting publications in every large city, so you can gain publishing credits by starting out writing for these publications.
If you're good at it, you might even eventually gain your own regular column in one of these publications.
4) You can develop professional connections and associations with other moms who write, so you'll have other adults to communicate with on a regular basis every day.
Many moms can feel isolated when their only contact during the day is with their children.
But as a children's writer and mom, you can become part of a professional network of other stay-at-home moms who write for children.
5) You'll build up your writing skills and publishing credits through the years, so by the time your children have grown and left the nest, you will probably be able to make the transition from part time children's writer to full time children's writer fairly easily if you so desire.
As you can see, for moms who like to write, writing for children offers the perfect part-time career.
Here's why: 1) You're in contact with kids 24/7, so you know what kids think about and how they talk.
This can be very helpful when trying to develop story lines that kids would enjoy reading.
It will also help you write dialogue that sounds like things kids would actually say these days.
As a mom, you probably also read many picture books to your own child or children.
And, as every writer knows, one of the best ways to learn to write picture books and other stories for children, is to READ these types of materials.
So just think - each time you read to your child, you'll also be doing something to develop your own career as a writer.
2) Since your full time job is taking care of your family, you'll probably only have short snatches of time during the day and evening to write.
But this is perfect for writing short works for kids - things like picture books, easy readers, and even magazine articles and short-stories.
And, if you carry a pocket-size notebook with you during the day, while you're watching the kids play at the park, or supervising them as they go about their daily chores, you can take notes for story or articles ideas.
And, please note, it IS important to jot down a few notes about your ideas.
Otherwise, by the end of the day you will have forgotten them.
3) In addition to writing stories and articles FOR kids, you will also develop a wealth of topics for writing ABOUT kids - articles for parenting magazines, for example, or even tips for classroom teachers.
And, there are usually at least a couple of small regional parenting publications in every large city, so you can gain publishing credits by starting out writing for these publications.
If you're good at it, you might even eventually gain your own regular column in one of these publications.
4) You can develop professional connections and associations with other moms who write, so you'll have other adults to communicate with on a regular basis every day.
Many moms can feel isolated when their only contact during the day is with their children.
But as a children's writer and mom, you can become part of a professional network of other stay-at-home moms who write for children.
5) You'll build up your writing skills and publishing credits through the years, so by the time your children have grown and left the nest, you will probably be able to make the transition from part time children's writer to full time children's writer fairly easily if you so desire.
As you can see, for moms who like to write, writing for children offers the perfect part-time career.
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