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30 Days to a Stronger Picture Book

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This entry is part 1 of 32 in the series 30 DAYS TO A STRONGER PICTURE BOOK

30 DAYS TO A STRONGER PICTURE BOOK

30 Days to a Stronger Picture Book

Fiction for children, especially younger children, comes in the form of picture books. This series of 30 posts explains how to write and edit the basic picture book, and goes on to discuss specific types of picture books.

Picture Book Basics

Picture Books standards: 32 pages
Putting the Picture in Picture Books
Write the First Draft of a Picture Book
The Dual Audience for Picture Books
Did you Write a Picture Book or Something Else?
Check Your Picture Book’s Story Arc
Shakespeare Helps You Write a Better Picture Book
Picture Book Settings
Options for Picture Book Characters
Playing With Words for Picture Books
Page 32
How to Mock Up a Picture Book
5 Ways to Make The Reader Turn the Page
Revise the Picture Book Text

Specific Types of Picture Books

The Biggest Mistake in Submitting a Picture Book
What Kids Think Is Funny
10 Suggestions for Picture Book Titles
12 Picture Book Topics to Avoid
The Illustrator Doesn’t Tell YOU What to Do
Picture Books: Folk Tales or Modern Stories?
How To Write a Rhyming Picture book
How to Write a Picture Book Mystery
How to Write a Picture Book Biography
How to Write an ABC Book
How to Write a Creative Non-Fiction Picture Book
How to Write a Poetry Collection Picture Book
How to Create a Read Aloud Friendly Picture Book
Voice for Picture Books
Messages, Morals and Lessons in Picture Books
Effective Picture Book Subtitles

Series NavigationPicture book standards: 32 pages»

Related posts:

  1. How to Write a Creative Non-Fiction Picture Book
  2. How to Write a Poetry Collection Picture Book
  3. 30 Days to A Stronger Novel EBOOK
  4. How to Create a Read Aloud Friendly Picture Book
  5. Effective Picture Book Subtitles

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10 comments for “30 Days to a Stronger Picture Book”

  1. Thank you for offering this series–and all the information you share with us in your posts. I love reading about writing technique–when it’s well written and feels right–and yours does. I’ve been enjoying all your posts/articles that I’ve read. An area I don’t feel I know enough about is picture book technique–so I’m really looking forward to this.

    Posted by Cheryl Rainfield | August 2, 2008, 12:23 am
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  2. Hi, Darcy.

    I’ve got a topic for you: amping up the humor in pbs.

    Thanks for putting this all together. :)

    Tammi

    Posted by tammi | August 14, 2008, 3:45 pm
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  3. [...] 30 Days to a Stronger Picture Book – Darcy Pattison’s site is filled with helpful information. Her 30 Days information is broken up into smaller posts that she adds to frequently. [...]

    Posted by Kara Parlin - Children’s Writer » Blog Archive » Writing Resource: Picture Books | August 23, 2008, 2:59 pm
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  4. [...] This is part of a series, 30 Days to a Stronger Picture Book. [...]

    Posted by Effective Picture Book Subtitles | January 15, 2009, 8:14 am
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  5. [...] 30 Days to a Stronger Picture Book. [...]

    Posted by How to Write a Poetry Collection Picture Book | January 15, 2009, 6:04 pm
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  6. [...] This is part of a series, 30 Days to a Stronger Picture Book. [...]

    Posted by How to Write a Picture Book Biography | January 15, 2009, 6:25 pm
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  7. [...] This is part of a series, 30 Days to a Stronger Picture Book. [...]

    Posted by The Illustrator Doesn't Tell YOU What To Do | January 15, 2009, 7:16 pm
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  8. Dear Darcy,

    I have just read your ‘30 Days to a Stronger Picture Book’ and I wanted to tell you how interesting and helpful I found it.
    I have recently sent my first picture book to publishers here in the UK and I’m eagerly waiting their response…Fingers crossed!

    Adrian

    Posted by Adrian Winter | February 3, 2009, 7:26 am
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  9. [...] 30 Days to a Stronger Picture Book. [...]

    Posted by Messages, Morals & Lessons in Picture Books | February 16, 2009, 5:07 pm
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  10. [...] seven, you’ll need to revise seven! So, come back the next week and read through my series, 30 Days to a Stronger Picture Book. Or read it as the week goes along for [...]

    Posted by Challenge: Write 7 Picture Books in 7 Days | May 1, 2009, 10:35 am
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