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Connect with Authors Through Skype
One site that quickly gained popularity this year is the Skype an Author, a Wetpaint site, billed at the key to Virtual Author Visits in Your Library or Classroom. Set up by Sarah Chauncey of the Grandview Elementary School Library in Rockland County, NY schools and author Mona Kirby, it [...]
How to Write a Picture Book Mystery
This entry is part 24 of 31 in the series 30 DAYS TO A STRONGER PICTURE BOOK
For several years, this series on writing a picture book has been available free on this site. It’s now available altogether as a 110 page pdf file, HOW TO WRITE A CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK. The ebook has an [...]
How to Write a Creative Non-Fiction Picture Book
This entry is part 20 of 31 in the series 30 DAYS TO A STRONGER PICTURE BOOK
For several years, this series on writing a picture book has been available free on this site. It’s now available altogether as a 110 page pdf file, HOW TO WRITE A CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK. The ebook has an [...]
How to Write a Picture Book Biography
This entry is part 21 of 31 in the series 30 DAYS TO A STRONGER PICTURE BOOK
For several years, this series on writing a picture book has been available free on this site. It’s now available altogether as a 110 page pdf file, HOW TO WRITE A CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK. The ebook has an [...]
How to Write an ABC Book
This entry is part 22 of 31 in the series 30 DAYS TO A STRONGER PICTURE BOOK
Within the picture book genre, there are certain sub-genres and I’ll cover some of these in the next few days. First, the ABC books.
How to Write a Good ABC Book
Story Oriented Alphabet Books.
If you want to write an [...]
The Illustrator Doesn’t Tell YOU What to Do
This entry is part 26 of 31 in the series 30 DAYS TO A STRONGER PICTURE BOOK
The illustrator doesn’t tell YOU what to do, so don’t tell the illustrator what to do!
Professional Respect
You do your professional job with the text and the illustrator does his/her professional job with the art. Respect is the key [...]
12 Picture Book Topics to Avoid!
This entry is part 28 of 31 in the series 30 DAYS TO A STRONGER PICTURE BOOK
UPDATE: See the 2009 List of Picture Book Topics to Avoid
Dial editor, Liz Waniewski (ONE–es-key) spoke at the Arkansas SCBWI 2007 conference. For a couple months before the conference, she kept track of her slush pile pb submissions [...]
Page 32
This entry is part 30 of 31 in the series 30 DAYS TO A STRONGER PICTURE BOOK
Page 32, the last page in a picture book is a chance to give the reader a twist, or emphasize an emotion.
Page 32
The last page of a picture book is a left-hand single page. Consider ways to use this [...]
The Biggest Mistake in Submitting a Picture Book
This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Sandra Scofield
What is the biggest mistake made when submitting a picture book to a publisher?
You do NOT need to find an illustrator
The question most often asked is this: “How do I find an illustrator for my book?”
You don’t. The publisher chooses the illustrator.
In fact, [...]
How to Mock-up a Picture Book
This entry is part 13 of 31 in the series 30 DAYS TO A STRONGER PICTURE BOOK
When you’re happy with the revisions of your picture book manuscript, it’s time to make a mock-up, or what is usually called a dummy.
Why Make a Dummy?
Picture books combine text and words in a short 32 page book. [...]
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