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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.

Children’s Lit Bits: A Treasure Chest in Photos

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Ideas for children’s stories pop up in the most unusual ways. One day, after spray-painting a bed frame with black paint, I blew my nose and ugh! Black flecks on the tissue. But I had a great idea for a kid’s story about a girl turning into a monster because there were black flecks in her tissue.

But there are days when the ideas just…dry…completely…up. Why not dig out the old photo albums and take a look through your childhood pictures? Before long, memories will come rushing back. Childhood pictures can jumpstart a story or put you in a child’s frame of mind. And isn’t that exactly what you need if you want to write for children? An idea that will relate and have kid-sized appeal?

Try your photo album the next time you’re stuck. Just that one little bit could make all the difference.

Finding Something Friday… An Oldie but a Goldie

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Bright and early this morning I opened my Inbox to find an email from my old buddy, Bill. And by old, I mean “not really that old, but older than me.”

Bill and I worked together years ago, finding Fame and Fortune on the radio. Technically, I didn’t find either, but Bill enjoyed a successful career and now is working as a successful freelance voice guy. I guess in some strange and wacky way, he misses those radio days because he does a two-minute podcast every day where he plays stuff from the years and years he spent as a very entertaining personality jock.

Which is where the email came in. He sent me some commercials that I’d written and that he’d produced. We’d done a take-off on “Dallas” (I was Sue Melon)…and a Dragnet spoof that was HI-larious…

Absolutely made my day. I mean, we were BRILLIANT! If I were still that brilliant, I might be able to figure out how to add those commercials here. But for now, I’ll just add Bill’s podcast to Cathy C.’s Hall of Fame. So check it out here or over at DETOURS. I guarantee you’ll find something to smile about. And you may even find the voice of Cathy C. Hall.