Archive for February, 2008
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Friday, February 15th, 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 […]
Children’s Books - How to Keep Children Turning Those Pages
Thursday, February 14th, 2008How should a children’s book be constructed?
A very important element in the construction of a piece of creative writing is a strong beginning. If the opening is not catchy, then readers will fairly rapidly lose interest.
Children tend to have a short attention span and want to be quickly engrossed in a story.
This can be difficult […]
Childrens Book of the Month Club - The Perfect Gift
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008Reading is almost becoming a lost art. Between the video games, children’s DVDs and the endless variety of shows that are geared towards children it’s hard to imagine a time when a child would actually sit down and read a book for enjoyment. It’s kind of a shame, really, because when you read you can […]
How To Write In The Children’s Market (Part 3)
Tuesday, February 12th, 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
Tuesday, February 12th, 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 […]
History Written for Children
Monday, February 11th, 2008When is history fun? When it is told or written in story form. Children are more responsive to stories of true events than they are to reading a conventional history book. Shirley Nelson author of ?What Happened Here?? saw the need for a local history book and wrote it so that children and […]
History Written for Children
Sunday, February 10th, 2008When is history fun? When it is told or written in story form. Children are more responsive to stories of true events than they are to reading a conventional history book. Shirley Nelson author of ?What Happened Here?? saw the need for a local history book and wrote it so that children and […]
10 Survival Tips For Taking Young Children Camping
Saturday, February 9th, 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 […]
Writing Picture Books for Children
Saturday, February 9th, 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 […]
How To Write In The Children’s Market (Part 1)
Friday, February 8th, 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 […]