Basic plot structure for a picture book is the same as for any other kind of dramatic structure, be it a novel, a play or a film: 3 acts – or, beginning, middle, and end. Each one takes up roughly one third of...
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Like many children’s book authors who are also parents, I get a lot of ideas from my own kids. Several years ago,...
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The ‘What’s It All About’ discussion of the last post leads right to the next topic: theme. What do you want to say...
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At the core of every successful children’s book is the "central dramatic question.” This is the question raised by, and in, the...
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I’m going to be very frank, since this is a subject that comes up over and over again in my editing practice....
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Style in Children's Literature A major question to consider when developing an idea for a children’s book is what the style of the...
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Welcome to the first entry in a new blog series on writing books for children! This series is part of a new e-course...
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