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Alice Pope Interview - *Children's Writers Take Note*

Writer Unboxed, a helpful site for genre writers of all kinds, just posted their interview with my knowledgeable and awesome co-worker, Alice Pope, editor of Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market.

The article talks about all things children's writing - markets, common mistakes that writers make, trends and more.

See the full interview here!

Also, Alice will be at a SCBWI conference in Beverly Hills this week, meeting with agents who deal in children's work. She will be blogging throughout the conference.Visit her bloglater in the week to see who she's schmoozing with.

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