Page 32, the last page in a picture book is a chance to give the reader a twist, or emphasize an Continue Reading
August 19, 2008
How to Mock-up a Picture Book
When you're happy with the revisions of your picture book manuscript, it's time to make a mock-up, Continue Reading
August 18, 2008
5 Ways to Make The Reader Turn the Page
One of the key things I check when revising a picture book manuscript is page turns. Have I given 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 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
August 4, 2008
Write the First Draft of a Picture Book
Write a Story To write the first draft of a picture book text, just write a story. That's is. Continue Reading