...in a Kid-Friendly Way By Ana Siqueira Tough topics, such as death, illness, war, poverty, and divorce are needed, but how can you...

by S. K. Wenger Show, don’t tell. At one time or another, writers hear this familiar guideline given as advice for a manuscript. It often...

Early Reader v. Early Reader By Michele McAvoy The early reader landscape is changing and I love it! I have two kiddos. When my son,...

As a mental health clinician, I’ve always sought out books with social-emotional learning components. They used to be rather difficult to...

By Lydia Lukidis So you’ve decided to write a nonfiction picture book and you found an awesome topic with kid appeal. Great! Now what?...

As many of you know already, reading and studying Mentor Texts can play an important role in our journeys from aspiring writer to...

What brought you to children’s books? How long have you been writing? The first thing I ever wrote was my very own newspaper back in...

What inspired you to start writing? My interest in writing began in elementary school and stemmed from my love of reading. Because I grew...

As Rate Your Story Membership gears up for its 2023 Year, I wanted to take the time to share a secret to my success in publishing picture...

I’m throwing confetti in the air to celebrate fellow #SeasonsOfKidLit Co-host (and creator) Heather Macht and her latest releases! One of...

Intro from Lynne Marie: I’m super excited to kick off the New Year with a wonderful Judge and a fabulous book! I am so thankful to have...

When Children's Author Heather Macht decided to share her love of celebrations with parents, book fanatics, authors, writers, teachers...

Interview with Rate Your Story Judge Marta Magellan By Lynne Marie LYNNE MARIE: First of all, as someone who flew cross country to see...

Rate Your Story is a Ratings and Feedback Service originally founded by Miranda Paul. After several years and many books later, she...

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...

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...

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...

We will shortly be announcing our winners for the 2022 Spring Rate Your Story Contest, Writing With Heart. We understand that everyone...

Thank you everyone who participated and promoted our March On With Mentor Text Inaugural Yearly Event! I offer profuse apologies for the...

When I wrote my punny, funny picture book CLARINET AND TRUMPET (illustrated by John Herzog), a book about friendship and an introduction...