1 – Page 174 – Cathy C. Hall Writes

I had zipped over to the Highlights Magazine website to check on a contributor’s guideline or two when I came across this sentence:

“For more tips and information of interest to writers, visit www.HighlightsFoundation.org.”

Huh. I’d completely missed that little gem of a keeper. So, off I zipped to check it out. And when I clicked on Writer’s Tips, I struck gold! I was having so much fun, I clicked on the second spot that those helpful folks at Highlights suggested: Highlights for Kids!

I get the newsletter delivered to my Inbox and read it every month. Because if you want to write for a magazine, then you should know what that magazine publishes, right? And besides, I love those Hidden Pictures. And I can actually win some of those games.

So, maybe this won’t be the year I make a Highlights conference. But I can take advantage of the writing tips that all those gifted writers have shared over the years. And maybe I’ll strike gold with the next article or craft I send to Highlights.

That would be almost as awesome as finding all the objects in the Hidden Pictures.

I completely missed the deadline for sending in a manuscript for the Harriette Austin Writers Conference! But I may still make the conference, especially since it’s just down the road.

A few years ago, I attended this writers conference held in Athens, Georgia. I’d like to say I had a simply splendiferous time, but since I’d thrown my back out a few days beforehand, all I really remember is walking very carefully from one venue to the next. According to the notes I took (and perused weeks later), I learned a thing or two about book-writing, but not so much in the children’s arena.

From my careful study of this year’s schedule (July 17-18 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center), it looks like there are quite a few children’s writing offerings. So, assuming my back stays in place, I’ll probably head to (Woof! Woof!) UGA for more splendiferous tips and advice.

Let me know if you’re going and I’ll look for you! And hey, we’ll get that manuscript in next year, right?