Archive for January, 2008
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008Deciding on the next vacation with your family can be a daunting task, especially when your choice of place does not interest your children. You might plan to visit Alaska, but your children could be longing for a trip to the Bahamas. The best option is to figure out where your kids wish to go […]
How To Write In The Children’s Market (Part 1)
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008In the next couple of months I will be writing a number of articles about how you can break into the children?s market of writing. This will be a considerably long series so I suggest you keep checking back for the newest post.
Writing children?s literature is a great way to break into the writing […]
How to Get Your Children’s Book Published
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008How do you get a children’s book published?
I’m sure there are many varied answers to this question depending on who you ask. I can give you my experiences and advice.
I had been writing for five years before I had my first book accepted by a publisher. I joined a writers’ centre, completed several writing courses […]
How To Write In The Children’s Market (Part 3)
Monday, January 7th, 2008This is going to be my third article of many to come. The article series is the how to when it comes to writing in the children?s market. It is going to be a considerably long series so keep checking back for new updates.
Children hate it when they can?t check out the book […]
Children’s Books - How to Add More Style to Your Writing - Part 1
Sunday, January 6th, 2008When writing your children?s book, your should try to pay as much attention to style as you do to the construction of the story. Style is the elegance of the story, and without due regard to style, your book will be awkward and tedious to read.
The following are suggestions of ways to make your work […]
Girls and Their Dogs - A Children’s Book Pick From the Writing for Children Center
Sunday, January 6th, 2008Wow! This is the ultimate book for any young girl who loves dogs. In fact, if this book had been around when I was about 8 or 10 years old, I would probably have slept with it under my pillow. At that time, dogs were the most important creatures in my world - as they […]
10 Survival Tips For Taking Young Children Camping
Saturday, January 5th, 2008“Let’s go camping!” With those few simple words you are instantly a hero to your children. To ensure you remain that way during the camping trip, you better make sure you have planned well and are prepared for all types of contingencies. Along with lots of snacks and back-up rain gear, bring along these 10 […]
Teddy Bears Should Be Given To All Children
Friday, January 4th, 2008All children should get a teddy bear when they are young. It is meaningful for children to have a bear they can sleep with or be with. Teddy bears should be given when kids are young enough to appreciate the bear.
Most children that are given a teddy bear when they are young keep […]
Creating Believable Characters for Children’s Books
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008If you’ve read my previous articles you’ll be aware that I’ve defined children’s books as books that feature a child as the main character and the audience is children.
So, let’s take a look at children as characters.
In picture books, no description of the characters is necessary. Picture books are highly visual and therefore all characters […]
Teddy Bears Should Be Given To All Children
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008All children should get a teddy bear when they are young. It is meaningful for children to have a bear they can sleep with or be with. Teddy bears should be given when kids are young enough to appreciate the bear.
Most children that are given a teddy bear when they are young keep […]