This is part of a year-long series about those intrepid newcomers, The Class of 2k8. To help Continue Reading
August 14, 2008
Playing with Words for Picture Books
When you have a full text of a picture book, it's time to PLAY! After all, this is just a story for Continue Reading
August 13, 2008
Options for Picture Book Characters
Picture book characters can make or break the story. We usually think of kids or at least humans as Continue Reading
August 12, 2008
Picture Book Settings
Picturebook Settings The setting of a picture book is important because it determines much of the Continue Reading
August 11, 2008
Shakespeare Helps You Write a Better Picture Book
When you're thinking about writing a picture book, the structure if important. With about fourteen Continue Reading
August 7, 2008
Check Your Picture Book’s Story Arc
You've written your picture book text and it divides nicely into about fourteen sections, so your Continue Reading
August 6, 2008
Picture Books: Those Confusing 32 Pages
I got this comment and thought it needed to be a separate post: Tamar Asks: 32 pages? Not Continue Reading
August 6, 2008
Did you Write a Picture Book or Something Else?
First write your picture book. Now, you need to check if the story is really a picture book text. Continue Reading
August 5, 2008
The Dual Audience for Picture Books
After you've written the first draft of the picture book, let it cool off a week. While it's Continue Reading
