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Join me today at 2:00 CST when Book Bites for Kids airs LIVE on blogtalkradio.com. My guest today will be Janet Ruth Heller, author of the charming new picture book How the Moon Regained Her Shape, illustrated by Ben Hodson.

Call in to the live show at 1-646-716-9239 or listen via your computer at Book Bites for Kids at blogtalkradio.com.

Do you want to become a children’s author yourself?

You CAN write for children. You just need to learn the “tricks of the trade” to break into this particular market.

What’s keeping you from writing for children - or, if you’re writing for children but haven’t managed to get published yet - what seems to be your problem?

Click here to listen to this free teleseminar about writing for children, where I answer many of the most frequently asked questions about writing for kids.

Also, submit your question and I’ll answer it in a future post here.

Happy writing!

Suzanne Lieurance

Book Bites for Kids has changed a LOT in the last few weeks.

What started out as a once a week recorded podcast, has now become a LIVE radio show every weekday afternoon at 2:00 (CST) at blogtalkradio.com.

Listen to last week’s interviews with authors MaryRose Wood, D. Anne Love, and Max Elliot Anderson. Then tune in every afternoon next week for more interesting interviews with successful children’s writers.

There will be no Book Bites for Kids show today (Tuesday, September 18th), but look for the show to return tomorrow - Wednesday, September 20th, at 2:00 CST.

Our guest for Wednesday’s show will be Maryrose Wood, author of an exciting new YA novel called Why I Let My Hair Grow Out.

Wood says, “WHY I LET MY HAIR GROW OUT tells the story of Morgan, a heartbroken Connecticut girl who chops off all her hair in a fit of angst after her boyfriend dumps her on the last day of school. Her frantic parents spring into rescue mode and send her on a “let’s-help-Morgan-get- over-it” vacation.

“Before you can say ow, my butt hurts, Morgan is biking her way across Ireland, where a most unusual accident sends her tumbling back through time to a magic, long-ago word full of faeries and enchantments. She even meets a hunky warrior-dude named Fergus who really knows how to treat a girl who’s part goddess — guess who that turns out to be?”

Call in to the show on Wednesday at 1-646-716-9239 and ask Maryrose Wood your questions about writing for teens! Talk to you then!

I love writing for children. But I also love speaking with other children’s authors every weekday afternoon on Book Bites for Kids - a live radio show at BlogTalkRadio.com.

This afternoon, my guest will be D. Anne Love, author of wonderful books for teens and tweens, such as Semiprecious and Picture Perfect.

Join me today and every weekday afternoon for Book Bites for Kids either by calling in to the live show at 1-646-716-9239 - or by listening from your computer at www.blogtalkradio.com

This school year, when I make school visits, I’ll be talking about my newest book for children called States:The People, Landmarks, and Highlights of the 50 States. This book includes a 6-foot-long wall chart with interesting facts about each of the 50 states and Washington, D.C.

I’ll also donate a copy of the book for the school library whenever I make a school visit.

For more information about my school visits, click here.

If you’re a children’s author and/or illustrator who makes school visits, visit the National Writing for Children Center today and find out how to get a FREE listing in our new Author Directory that will be available for schools, libraries, and other organizations that often look for writers who make school visits.

The directory is due for release later this month - just in time for the new school year - so download the submission form and submit your information ASAP.

The deadline for having your information appear in this edition of the directory is September 10th - so you’d better hurry!

Go here to download the submission form.