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Cathy C. Hallhttps://cathychall.wordpress.com/I write, write, write. Then I rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. THEN I submit all those polished-up words out into the world and sell 'em. It's a plan that's worked pretty well.

A Dog Contest for the Chic Writer

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Oh, this contest is too good to wait till Friday! Can you read that first line? It says “Wanted: Top Dog.”

Right there in the middle of my Chico’s catalog, I found this little insert. And if it hadn’t been for the dog bone, I may have skipped it entirely. But I’m a sucker for anything dog-related, so I read the fine print, as it were.

Here’s the deal: Chico’s wants to know why you love your dog. Yeah, it’s that easy. You write about how smitten you are with Spot, how taken you are with Tippy, how enamored you are with um, Enid. Then, take a picture of yourself with your furry friend and email the whole entry to topdog at chicos dot com. But don’t fiddle around too long, ’cause you only have till March 16th, 2009. Oh, and you can get all the fine and furry details here.

And if I were you, I’d think about wearing something chic from Chico’s in the entry picture. In fact, I think I’ll get Sally the crazy dog to wear something from Chico’s, too. Sally looks fab in scarves (when she’s not ripping them to shreds).

WOW!Children’s Writing at WOW!

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The February issue at WOW!Women-on-writing is all about Children’s writing! This month, WOW! talks to a bunch of children’s writers (wonder if there’s a name for a bunch of writers? I mean, witches,whales, and warships have group names. Shouldn’t writers?) who happily share their writing wisdom.

I love hearing tales from the writing trenches, and how-to tips, too. And I  love asking writers questions and sharing their answers. So, I was thrilled that WOW! used my interview with Eve Heidi Bine-Stock! You can find out what Eve had to say in “Twenty Questions with Eve Heidi Bine-Stock.”

Eve has written three books on how to write children’s picture books, and I  read and enjoyed each book. She uses lots of diagrams (very visual!) and examples from children’s books (very literary!) to explain all those techniques that look so easy (but are so, so hard!).

Check out my article for some great how-to tips, courtesy of Eve. But don’t stop there! Read the entire issue and soak up all that writerly wisdom from the wrabble (I’m coining that term for a group of writers. What d’you think?).