1 | Cathy C. Hall Writes

knowonder! is an online magazine for children where young readers can find a story every day. Yep, every single day.

That’s a lot of content. So the editor needs lots of stories. And according to the email I just received, knowonder! will now be paying for stories! Oh, frabjous day!

It just so happens that I have quite a few stories. And it also happens that I enjoy being paid for the use of my stories. Of course, I also like kids to read my stories. So really, it’s a win-win-win at knowonder!

I’ll bet you have a story or two, also. Find out how to submit your splendiferous stories here. But first, you might want to peruse the stories and website to get a feel for this children’s market. I liked them on Facebook, to keep up with knowonder!.

Hey, don’t act like there’s not a seven-year-old reader in you, waiting for your story a day.

I know you’re probably wondering about the connection between the Georgia Guidestones and finding answers to query bio questions. I was kind of wondering myself until it suddenly came to me (because I wanted to use this neat picture): mysteries!

Those guidestones are one great big mystery plopped down in a field in the middle of nowhere (no offense to Elberton, Georgia). And if you’re a writer, working on finding an agent, you might feel as if you’ve plopped down right in the middle of a query mystery. We’re always looking for answers to our query questions, aren’t we? Well, friends, this post’s for you.

Um, technically, not this post. It’s this post over at Agent Courtney. Agent Courtney had a swell contest wherein she agreed to critique the winners’ query bios. Her critique of the first winner’s query bio was very interesting and informative, not to mention really detailed. And she very nicely posted it on her blog for all the world to see. Like you and me.

So I hope I remember to go back to her blog and see her next couple posts for more information on what makes a winning query bio and clear up at least one mystery in my life.

(Is it just me, or do you laugh when you read “query bio”? OH. I know what it is now…bio sorta sounds like BO. And now that I think about it, I’ve probably written my share of stinky queries. Suddenly I’m not laughing so much.)