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JESSE
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Biography
Jesse Florea has written and edited for Focus on the Family for twenty-five years. Currently, he oversees Clubhouse and Clubhouse Jr. magazines and cohosts the “Official Adventures in Odyssey” podcast. Jesse has written or cowritten more than thirty-five books, including the Defend Your Faith Apologetics Bible for Kids, The Case for Miracles for Kids and Girl Talk/Guy Talk: Devotions for Teens. He lives with his wife, Stephanie, in Colorado Springs and enjoys hanging out with his married children and his two grandkids.
Workshop
Do’s and Don’ts of Writing for Children
Kids are taught to follow rules. To write for them, you should follow rules, too. By learning these do’s and don’ts, you’ll have a better chance of creating stories that will catch an editor’s eye and entertain a child. You’ll find out audience insights and felt needs, writing tips, industry trends, the use of humor and more. Plus, you'll get the inside scoop on how to get published in Clubhouse and Clubhouse Jr. magazines.
1:1 Appointment
In order to make the most of your 1:1 appointment, we recommend that you carefully review the faculty member's areas of expertise, needs and requests, and identify those best suited for your goals as a writer.
Acquiring:
Pre-Qualifications: Love for children and desire for them to grow in their relationship with Christ. Working with kids is also a plus.
- Bible stories for 3- to 7-year-olds. Fun, creative and short (400 words or less).
- Rebus stories for same age group with solid takeaway (200 words or less).
- Poetry—fun, short (100 words or less) and interactive.
- Personality stories of ordinary child (9 years or younger) doing something extraordinary with faith angle (400 words or less).
- Fiction—900 words or less—could be historic, animal, modern-day, sci-fi, choose-your-own-adventure (geared for kids 3-7).
- Fiction—2,000 words or less—could be historic, animal, modern-day, sci-fi, choose-your-own-adventure (geared for kids 8-12).
- Biblical archeology or apologetics stories for 8- to 12-year olds (1,000 words or less) for Truth Pursuer section of magazine. Stories must be insightful, fun writing. Needs to take a heady subject and make it kid-like and engaging.
- Personality stories of kids 13 or younger with faith angle (900 words or less).
- Crafts or recipes geared toward holidays or specific times of year.
- Quizzes (400 or 800 words). Could be multiple choice, True or False, arrow quiz. Use humor to engage and make your point.
Pre-Qualifications: Love for children and desire for them to grow in their relationship with Christ. Working with kids is also a plus.