Simple Saturday

  Author/educator Cynthia Levinson masterfully presented everything a person would want to or need to know for writing writing for the children's magazine market. Her twelve page 'keys-to-the-kingdom' handout was rich with contacts, sample queries, research tips, senior editor publishing advice as well as her own. Cynthia was completely candid regarding the ups and downs of writing for this market. In short, Cynthia was brilliant and really knows her stuff.

Yes, her information was incredible, for sure. However, the most fascinating aspect of her presentation was observing the enthusiasm she has for her topics. Many times she bubbled over with fascinating sidebar snippets such as telling us about a caterpillar that buries himself in the ground. When that squiggler dies a plant grows out if its head! How cool is that? And then...even more fascinating, there are those who harvest the roots of that caterpillar plant, with the squiggler corpse attached, and make tattoo ink from it! Wow! No wonder Cynthia's so successful as a writer. She knows just what appeals to kids. Things like plant-growing, tattoo-ink-making caterpillars!

Cool.