Outlining a Book - Writing for Children
Although we still have many topics to talk about, like titles, ages, short stories and nonfiction for children, I think we're ready to jump in and start writing. Let's start with something really big - a book! Wow! It sounded good when you woke ... [... more]
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Maurice Sendak - Writing Approach - Writing for Children
Maurice Sendak gives some insights into his writing style in Worlds of Childhood - The Art and Craft of Writing for Children With me, everything begins with writing. No pictures at all - you just shut the Polaroid off; you don't want to be ... [... more]
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What You Can Learn From Writing Picture Books - Writing ...
When most people hear the words "children's books" they think of picture books. It isn't surprising. Picture books have been part of our lives since the late 1800's. Our first memories of literature stem from the picture books we had as ... [... more]
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Simple Business Plan for Children's Book Writers - ...
Creating a business plan for your own personal use is relatively easy. Once written, you can use it to increase your productivity, eliminate distractions, and move closer to your goal of writing for children professionally. If you are looking for ... [... more]
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Fiction and Reality - Writing for Children
One of my favorite authors is Beverly Cleary, and one of her characters, Ramona Quimby, is the perfect little girl when it comes to questions. Ramona is very creative, energetic and curious. In one of Cleary's stories, Ramona's teacher is reading ... [... more]
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Picture Book Formats - Writing for Children
While traditional hard back, paperback and board books are the most common, innovative picture book sub formats often add an extra zing and appeal to a picture book. They extend the picture book experience with an interactive element. Textures ... [... more]
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A Ready Market
Children who have difficulties or concerns, often identify with characters who have similar situations in story settings. The story can act as a starting point for discussion or activities, or can be enjoyed just as a story. There is huge demand ... [... more]
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Writing Ideas - Writing for Children
They can evade all the senses. You can't always taste, smell, feel, see or hear an idea, but I promise you, they are there. Ideas are those sparkling little brain gems that help us start a story, article, poem or play. They can come in the shape ... [... more]
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The Next Step in Outlining a Book - Writing for Children
We have our skeleton outline for our book. Now what do we do? It's time to take our book jacket blurb and plug our main ideas under our chapter titles. Let's review what we have for our hypothetical story. Her mom gets a note that Kara would be ... [... more]
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Major Picture Book Categories - Writing for Children
While the two major picture book categories are obviously fiction (stories) and non fiction (information) books, there are important subsets of these which are worth exploring. We are looking here at broad categories or types of picture books, ... [... more]
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Tips for Writing Great Picture Books - Writing for Children
Picture books make for a delightful reading experience. When you are writing a picture book remember these points and make your story attractive to readers and salable to publishers. If you are just starting out writing picture books and haven't ... [... more]
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Writing For Today's Tech-Savvy Readers - Writing for ...
There is no doubt that writing for today's children is challenging. A constant stream of information bombards them every day through television, cell phones, websites and iPods. There are DVD's that teach infants about music and math. It doesn't ... [... more]
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