ABOUT BEDTIME-STORY: Bedtime-Story is designed to encourage literary and artistic creativity. We mentor, and provide editing as well as encouragement, to talented authors and artists whose works will undoubtedly influence young minds. We support and encourage a strong parent-child relationship. We select works for publication that are judged to be as entertaining for the adult as they are for the child, with the intent of fostering a positive shared experience that will remain in the child's memory for years to come.
Stories Accepted For Inclusion Receive prominant exposure along with a short bio of the author/illustrator, live contact e-mail link, (and, if the book is in print, a hyperlink to the book's purchasing location*). A Word About Qualifications for Submission Acceptance. Anyone can write, and many sites will accept and publish literally anything that's offered to them. Bedtime-Story chooses to accept works by those who write well. Bedtime-Story requires its authors to think their stories through. Plots must make sense. Rules of basic grammar must be applied. Writing is expected to be cohesive, with the train of thought flowing smoothly from one paragraph to the next.
And because many of the tales are read as Bedtime-Stories, we request satisfying endings, which encourage pleasant dreams. Lastly, the tale must be as pleasant for the adult
to read as it is for the child to hear. Stories Accepted For Inclusion Receive prominant exposure along with a short bio of the author/illustrator, live contact e-mail link, (and, if the book is in print, a hyperlink to the book's purchasing location*).
A featured section on Bedtime-Story,
entitled Stories Worth Talking About,
is designed to assist individuals, families, psychologists, and educators
to open a line of dialogue with children, family members, or often with
their own hearts, about any event, any situation in life found deserving
of our thoughtful contemplation. Illustrators requesting inclusion of their works will encounter similarly high expectations. At Bedtime-Story, illustrations are expected to not only compliment, but to concur with the story line. Characters and scenes should be portrayed as originally envisioned and intended by each Author. The world's best illustrators take the time to not only read a story, but to make themselves aware of subtle details and portray them accurately. We consider this the mark of a professional. All of which helps explains why Bedtime-Story is considered the web's premiere children's story site. When a representative work is accepted for online publication by Bedtime-Story, the qualifications of the submitting author or illustrator have been taken very seriously. If your work is as yet unpublished, our editors will work with you to make sure your work represents some of the best you are capable of producing. After all, your work is going to be seen by a lot of people, and the calibre of stories we publish reflects not only the quality of your workmanship, but ours as well.
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