Archive for February, 2008
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Friday, February 29th, 2008Picture books look easy to write. They usually contain less than 1,000 words with stories that appear so simple that anyone can write one.
In fact, picture books are the hardest of all children’s books to write and do well.
That doesn’t mean you can’t write one. It means that you need to take time to produce […]
Children’s Books - How to Add More Style to Your Writing - Part 2
Friday, February 29th, 2008In part one of how to make your creative writing more stylish, I looked at a number of ways to a children?s author could make their writing fresher. In Part two I look at more ways to make your writing, especially for children?s books, more enjoyable to read.
Stuffy words create a resistance in the reader. […]
Choosing The Right Children’s Gift And Toy
Thursday, February 28th, 2008Take advantage of shopping online to help you save time. Instead of trekking out into the shopping malls to stand in lines, you can elect to do some or all of your gift shopping online and save the gasoline and the frustration. There are plenty of children?s gifts and toys available online that you […]
Plotting a Children’s Book
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008In a previous article I explained the ideas behind some of my children’s books. Over time, I’ve trained my brain to be on “alert” for ideas and I discover a lot more ideas than I have time to put pen to paper or fingers to laptop.
Not all ideas are equal.
Some ideas work well and become […]
Writing Picture Books for Children
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008Picture books look easy to write. They usually contain less than 1,000 words with stories that appear so simple that anyone can write one.
In fact, picture books are the hardest of all children’s books to write and do well.
That doesn’t mean you can’t write one. It means that you need to take time to produce […]
Classroom Teachers - Why Writing for Children Could Be the Perfect Summer Job for You!
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008While most classroom teachers enjoy the summer break from work that a teaching position gives them, other teachers struggle to find part-time work during that time to earn a little extra income.
If you’re one of those classroom teachers who searches for part time work during the summer, writing for children just might be the job […]
How To Write In The Children’s Market (Part 2)
Monday, February 25th, 2008This is going to be my second article of many that I will be writing on how to break into the children?s writing market. This is going to be a considerably long series so keep checking back for updated posts.
Writing for kids can be one of the greatest ways to break into the writing […]
How to Write a Children’s Picture Book
Sunday, February 24th, 2008If you are a parent or grandparent with young children around, you?ve probably read so many children?s picture books, and they look so simple to write, that you think, ?I can do that.? But what you may not realize is that hidden in the most popular children?s picture books are structures that give […]
How To Write In The Children’s Market (Part 2)
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008This is going to be my second article of many that I will be writing on how to break into the children?s writing market. This is going to be a considerably long series so keep checking back for updated posts.
Writing for kids can be one of the greatest ways to break into the writing […]
How to Write a Children’s Picture Book
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008If you are a parent or grandparent with young children around, you?ve probably read so many children?s picture books, and they look so simple to write, that you think, ?I can do that.? But what you may not realize is that hidden in the most popular children?s picture books are structures that give […]
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