Editor-in-a-Box: Picture Books
- Description
- Curriculum
- Reviews
- A comprehensive 6-step revision process with specific recommendations for revising your story as well as your storytelling – in video, print and checklist form.
- Lists of overused and unnecessary words, basic grammar and punctuation rules and commonly made errors
- Manuscript formatting guidelines
- Finding, Hiring and Working with Freelance Editors and Manuscript Submission Guides
- Recordings, Transcripts and Takeaways from Interviews with three esteemed professional children’s book editors
Before you hire a freelance editor, before you submit to an agent or publisher, put your manuscript through a soup-to-nuts revision process that will make it sparkle!
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Picture Book Editing Sequence3-Tracks,for narrative fiction and nonfiction, concept andexpository non-fiction, and rhyming verse
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Picture Book Structure Crib Sheet
Classic picture book plot and structure formulas
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3
Character Development Worksheet
Condensed character worksheet for PB writers
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Visual Thinking & Illustration Checklist
Writing with the illustrator in mind
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How to Make a Dummy Layout
32-page manuscript layout tool
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Picture Book Structure Guides
Per-page guides for content across all formats
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Mentor Text Analysis
How to analyze a picture book in detail
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Read-Aloud Cheat Sheet
Read-aloud process and resources
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Grammar Crammer
Common mistakes, punctuation primer, and usage clarifications
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Weak, Overused, and Unnecessary Words
Quick-reference list
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Words Kids Love
List of fun, specific, and rhythmic words children respond to
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Backmatter Ideas
Suggestions to add value for readers, educators, and parents
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10 Questions to Ask Your Manuscript
10 essential questions for a finalmanuscript review
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Revision Tools & Resources
Tools & books on grammar, writing, and the PB craft
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Glossary of Children's Publishing Terms
Definitions for key industry language
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Freelancing Editing Guide
How, why, and when to hire a professional editor
