by admin | Jul 1, 2023 | Children's Writing, Editing, Encouragement, Fiction, General, Mechanics/ Writing Craft
© 2023 Pam Burgess Writing children’s books is a delicate dance between words and illustrations that bring those words to life. If you get it right, it’s a beautiful thing to watch as it unfolds. It draws you in and moves you along to the end of the story. However, if...
by admin | Feb 1, 2019 | Children's Writing, Fiction, General, Mechanics/ Writing Craft
© 2019 Jean Matthew Hall I’ve been writing for publication for…uh, a LOT of years. My goal is to produce beautiful, encouraging stories for young children to enjoy and share with the caring adults in their lives. Here are a few of the things I’ve learned along the...
by admin | Jul 2, 2016 | Children's Writing, Fiction, General, Mechanics/ Writing Craft
© 2016 Alice Faye Duncan I write pictures books. It is the genre that has chosen me. My first book was published in 1995 when I was a young adult in graduate school. Over the last twenty years, I have learned a thing or two about writing. However, my greatest lesson...
by admin | Aug 3, 2015 | Children's Writing, Fiction, General, Mechanics/ Writing Craft
© 2015 Karen Whiting Books that engage kids can spread like wildfire and get other kids reading. I recall when my son was in grades 3 and 4. He discovered he liked books by Bill Myers and The Redwall series by Brian Jacques. My son started his own book club engaging...
by admin | Jun 3, 2015 | Children's Writing, Fiction, General, Nonfiction
© 2015 Jesse Florea Whenever I speak at a writers’ conference, I tell those in attendance, “If you have a child, were a child, or have ever seen a child, you can write for children.” I stand by that statement. What I often fail to say is that it’s not easy. Many...
by admin | Apr 29, 2013 | Children's Writing, General, Mechanics/ Writing Craft, Publishing Strategies
© 2013 Donna Shepherd What’s your first step in writing a book for children? When I start a new project, I begin by thinking like a kid. Remember asking Mom for a sheet so you could make indoor hideouts? Cover your kitchen table with a sheet and sit under it for a...