Virginia S Grenier's Page

Coming January 2010 SFC Online Workshop with Instructor Claudette Hegel, Managing Editor of Stories for Children Magazine.

A Clean Desk Is NOT a Sign of a Dirty Mind:Organizing Your Work Area, Paperwork, and More

Workshop Description:
Embarrassed to have anyone else see your workspace? Are you really keeping good track of your submissions? Do you panic at tax time? How much of your work time is actually spent working and how much is spent searching for lost items?

Increas… Continue

I'm excited to say we are now open for enrollments in one of the SFC Workshops:The Many Worlds of Writing for Children

Here is a little blurb about the workshop:

What ages constitute “middle grade”? How many words should a picture book have? Anthropology is a too-difficult subject for children, right? Mystery, fantasy, historical fiction, scie… Continue

I'm so excited to share some news about Stories for Children Publishing, LLC. We are going to be offering writing workshops online starting in 2010. Here is a quick blurb about them below.

Stories for Children Publishing Offers Writers Workshops in 2010

Need direction for your children’s writing career? Don’t know where to begin? Checkout… Continue

Stories for Children Magazine’s mascot, Stanley Bookman recently made a surprise visit to the J.C. Lamb Morning Show and delighted the studio audience with his rendition of the SFC theme song written by SFC’s poetry and fiction e… Continue

ARE YOU A DREAMER OR AN ACHIEVER

The courage to begin separates dreamers from achievers.
Your difficulty and the difficulty of everyone who ever desires to achieve anything worthwhile comes in the movement.
Don't always be intending to live a new life but never find a time to begin living it.

Most people fail because they never get started,
They don't go they don't overcome inertia, they don't begin.
Begin to free yourself at once by doing all that is possible with the means you have.

As you… Continue

CONTACT: Donna M. McDine
Marketing Manager, Stories for Children Magazine
Email: DonnaMcDine@storiesforchildrenmagazine.org
Phone: 800-670-4416

For Immediate Release

VS Grenier to be Guest Author at One Writer’s Journey – Oct 22nd and Oct 23rd

Surf into Penny Lockwood Ehrenkranz’s writing world at One Writer’s Journey http://pennylockwoodehrenkranz.blo… Continue

I was interviewed on Author Autobahn!

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/AuthorAutobahn/2009/10/14/Babysitting-SugarPaw-by-VS-Grenier

YOU MAKE YOUR OWN OPPORTUNITIES.

Your destiny isn't a matter of chance, it's a matter of choice.
It's not something you wait for, but rather something you pursue.

Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities.
Seize common occasions and make them great.

Opportunities sometimes come disguised in the form of misfortune or temporary defeat.

Start where you are.
You're at this moment standing right in the middle of opportunity.

Act on your dreams and you can have them.



© 2009 Your Daily Motivat… Continue

Review by: http://katiesnestingspot.blogspot.com/

Today I am wrapping up my latest run of giveaways, it'll be back to crafting, fall fun, and learning activities next week, with a few more reviews I still need to post here and there. So I am thrilled to be introducing you to an exciting children's author, VS Grenier and her first picture book Babysitting SugarPaw, because as a former kindergarten and special education teacher… Continue

FOLLOW THE PATH OF OTHERS TO SUCCESS

You can learn from other people to make up for your lack of experience in any area of life.

Be open and receptive to the people around you.
They have things to teach you.
Take advantage of the people that have made the journey ahead of you.

Try to pick the right role models.
Don't look for people that make you feel good or entertain you.
Look for people that can help you.
Role models are more than people you like and admire.

The key is to look for people… Continue