

MTM: CELEBRATING GRANDPARENTS with Lynne Marie
Posted Early for Mentor Text Monday For many of us, children and adults alike, there are few things that are as wonderful or magical in the world as grandparents. There are many children’s picture books that celebrate this special relationship, so when writing on the topic be sure to find one from an angle that’s new and different and/or familiar and fresh. Here are a few recent books that do just that. A GRANDMA’S MAGIC by Charlotte Offsay Illustrated by Asa Gilland Doubleda


Meet Our September Guest Guru: Sandra Sutter of Gnome Road Publishing
This Month, we are pleased to feature Sandra Sutter of Gnome Road Publishing as our Guest Guru! As a Guest Guru, she will rate and give feedback on four (4) of our member submissions! Members may request to have Sandra as their Judge, however, assignments will be made at the discretion of the Rate Your Story Team, with the Judge's criteria in mind. And of course, a wonderful idea and a well-polished manuscript will give you a better chance! Gnome Road Publishing is currently


ANNOUNCING...Our 2022 Rate Your Story Spring Contest Winners
Admittedly, this was a tough year for our contest. We have all been through a tough few years with the pandemic and many of us have suffered sickness and losses of family and friends and jobs and even our normal way of life. We truly admire everyone for even getting an entry together in these trying times. You should be proud of yourself for putting yourself out there! We received so many wonderful, promising ideas. So many we really had high hopes for! But many of them not a