![]() ![]() WHY THE STARS TWINKLE (49 words) by Vivian Kirkfield And here’s the 49-word story I wrote as an example for the 2018 #50PreciousWords Contest. I thought, wouldn’t that be a great challenge…to write a story for kids with only 50 words or less? With a beginning, a middle, and an end. If you are currently writing picture books…or just reading them, you’ll notice that the average word length for many is getting shorter and shorter. Last year there were almost 11,000 comments on the contest blog post – and all of them were encouraging and supportive and positive – and that’s not something you find in many places these days. Over the years, other entries have become books…in fact, one of our generous prize donors has TWO books launching on March 8th that were both past entries for #50PreciousWords.īut what I love the most is the enthusiasm and the positive energy that this contest generates. ![]() The winner that year went on to sign with my wonderful agent, Essie White, and the story that won, LITTLE TIGER, is now part of a beautiful board book series by award-winning author Julie Abery. ![]()
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