Really people, fellow writers 40 views and not one has the ability

[Memory Morrows]

Or disire to critique my work? Is it because it's a childrens story and you don't think i can write seriously. My first memory in life was being thrown against a wall by my father. I was treated for a concussion at the age of 3. I take life too seriously i suppose, but I keep bouncing back and forth between what I want, what I wish, and how things are.
Children are easy to communicate with, they beileve, they just believe, in hope and happiness and the future.

[Kid]

Good form.

Debbi and John gave you great, knowledgable advice in Writing for Kids. Typically, the proper response would be to put the received advice to use and repost to see how your piece can continue improving. Not stabbing those who don't write in your genre but were still willing to give you a read.

Like John, I thought it was aimless. He said it better than I could, so I let it go.

BTW. Sorry 'bout your past.

[Keith .]

Wow, MM, where to begin?

First to your lack of crits. Very few professional writers have the time to peruse the internet looking for samples to critique. They enjoy it, but not when facing a deadline. Now, here's the part that some posters and non writing mods and/or message board admins don't seem to grasp. Authors will write until their brains scramble. We have day jobs, significant others, children blah blah blah. If we're brain dead but still have an hour of precious writing time available we need to find a way to unscramble the ol' gray matter and quick. Perk up, folks, 'cause here comes the money shot.

Some of us engage in mindless social chat! Facebook, Twitter etc. At one time this site had a fabulous Off Topic forum. Writers came here to decompress for a bit and, horror of horrors, established some friendships. Granted, some worms occasionally slipped into the apple, but for the most part it was a great place and writers returned daily to chat with friends. While these authors were here they often popped into the craft or agent forums to crit queries or writing samples. This was WritersNet's big secret. It's edge. Pros love to help newbies and, once here, were happy to do so. But they came here for the social aspect, the decompression, and returned for the friendships and to watch the occasional train wreck. Meeeeeoow! The cat's out of the bag!

Now, it also went beyond the nuts and bolts of writing. The only time I was ever offered a referral to an agent came from a very successful writer who used to post here. In this business an agent referral is gold. My first agent choice offered representation that same week, but it was still very kind of my now writer friend to offer and it all happened through a connection established on this website. It's called networking, folks, and it's every bit as much social as business.

So what happened? Crap, that's a long story but the final nail sank in once along came the content police. Oh, no, we mustn't discuss non writing topics here. Talk about favorite movies or what you had for lunch today? No, that's isn't appropriate for a writers board, even in the off topic forums created specifically for that purpose. Throw in what some consider heavy-handed banning and what happened? The writers went somewhere else to socialize. Oh, you still have aspiring writers who offer critique, and there's certainly value in that. You have grammar Nazis who pick apart usage errors but know little of crafting marketable fiction. I suppose that has value as well. But if I have fifteen minutes to clear my brain for my final writing hour of the day, I'm gonna go to someplace fun. This ain't it, at least not right now. Some of us old timers have hopes and lurk here often.

Now, specifically to your genre comments. Childrens covers a lot of ground and each sub genre is highly specialized. Even in WN's heyday it would have been tough to get appropriate feedback here. I suggest a Childrens board such as Verla Kay. Also, research agents and editors who specialize in your genre. Many run or link to blogs filled with valuable info. That's how I found Middle Grade Ninja and the Middle Grade Mixed Up Files sites. Good luck and remember that all advice is not equal, nor is any advice perfect. Writing is a learned craft and writers write. Luck.