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Writing for Children and Teens
Writing for Children and Teens updated Tue Jun 17 2008 11:34 am CDT
Profile
- Hometown:
- Ivins Utah
- About Me:
- VS Grenier is the editor of Stories for Children Magazine and SFC Newsletter for Writers. She also freelances as a children’s and Teen’s author, in addition to running her own critique service. Grenier learned how to hone her writing skills at the Institute of Children’s Literature. She’s also a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writer’s and Illustrators (SCBWI), Authors' Coalition, and Musing Our Children. Her works include short stories, articles, and crafts for children along with newsletter articles for writers. VS Grenier started Stories for Children Magazine, a free E-zine for children 3 to 12 years old, because she wanted to share the wonderful World of Ink with children al over the world. She also started the SFC Newsletter for Writers as an effective tool to keep writers on top of the writing game with timely articles, Market news, current contest, up coming writing workshops, and so much more.
Grenier found herself journaling stories about her two children when she became a stay-at-home-mom. Stories popped into her head, inspired by the everyday antics of her children experiencing their childhood. That’s when she came across The Institute of Children’s Literature (ICL). Through the ICL, VS Grenier learned how to hone her writing skills. She also joined writing groups to network with others who had the same passion—writing for children.
“Having others read what you have written and giving feedback not only makes you a better writer, but you start to understand how a well written story’s voice captures the reader, drawing them into your world of ink,” states VS Grenier.
A California girl at heart, she currently lives in Utah with her husband, their two children, and the family’s two big fat cats, Mr. Q and Speed Bump. VS Grenier’s hobbies include: writing for children, reading, gardening, interior design, scrapbooking, camping, biking, and singing. She’s a big Harry Potter fan and has admitted to reading each book in the series five times. She also loves “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit”. She continues to write books, articles, and short stories for children and teens and finds that it keeps her young. She still dresses up for Halloween and still believes in Santa Claus.
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Do you have a wonderful story, but need a second pair of eyes to look it over?
VS Grenier will look for grammar, spelling, setting, plot, character development, and much more.
Critiques are designed to help us become better writers. We all need our stories looked at by others who have experience in the writing world.
Send VS Grenier an email with "Critique" in the subject line for more information.
Testimonials:
"I'm very glad VS Grenier had the time to look at my story. She provided very valuable insights and provoked me to think deeper about my approach. All in all, this story, and any I may write in the future, will be benefited by her expertise. I am pleased and challenged by her feedback and would suggest her critique service to anyone. She's not about boosting your ego. She's about helping you. And that she does well." -Dave Gregg
"Virginia has a keen eye for narrative flow. She caught some repetitive wordings that none of my other critiquers noticed. With her pointing them out, I was able to vary my phrasing, improving the pace and readability of the entire story." -Karina Fabian
- Website:
- http://vsgrenier.com
- Favorite Children's Books:
- • The Giving Tree
• Spiderwick series
• The Chronicles of Narnia
• Charlie Bone series
• Fablehaven
• Inkspell
• Hoot
• Where the Monsters Are
• Harry Potter
• Fancy Nancy
• InkHeart
• Of Mice and Men
- Why should kids read?
- Children take pleasure in listening to a story being read and this can go as fas as their teen years: at campfires, under the covers, under a shady tree, or even at sleep over. Their will always be an enchantment to reading a good story.
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Stories for Children Magazine Announces Three New Team Members
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Stories for Children Magazine Debuts Its New Website!
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Meet New Children's Book Author, Christine Verstraete!
Posted on June 16th, 2008 at 5:13pm —
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SFC Newsletter for Writers June 2008 is now available!
Posted on June 10th, 2008 at 12:08pm —
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VS Grenier will be presenting at the Online Muse Conference this October 2008
Posted on June 7th, 2008 at 8:33am —
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Stories for Children Magazine on June 1, 2008 moved to its new website!
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May 2008 SFC Newsletter for Writers
Posted on May 15th, 2008 at 9:00am —
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The Joys of Writing Poetry and Books for Children
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Award-winning Author, Magdalena Ball talks with Stories for Children Magazine about her latest book, Sleep Before Evening.
Posted on April 3rd, 2008 at 9:05am —
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The SFC First Annual GRANNY Awards Are Announced!
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