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Are you someone who loves the idea of telling stories to children? Stories are important part of the way that we teach the children around us and writing a children's book is one way to do it! The truth of the matter is that while writing a children's book might be tougher than it looks at first glance, it is actually easier than many people make it out to be.
Posted: 2010-02-17
Category: Writing
Point of view is one of the most important aspects of learning how to write for children, whether you are creating a picture book for emerging readers or chapter books for older children. If you do not choose the correct point of view character or the correct viewpoint, you could completely lose your readers.
Posted: 2010-02-10
Category: Writing
When writing a book, writers block is something that is bound to kick in from time to time. While there are different ways to handle this problem, there are a few tips that can speed up the process under the right circumstances.
Posted: 2010-01-27
Category: Writing & Speaking
When you learn to write a children's book there are things you can do to successfully write; from finding "How to" books on writing for children, finding websites giving tips and articles too reading and researching published children's books. Many writers start their career by joining a local writers group. This article outlines the positives and negatives of writers groups.
Posted: 2010-01-12
Category: Writing & Speaking
Are you someone who is interested in learning to write children's books? Do you have characters that cry out to be sent on adventures and do you love the idea of entertaining children? If so, one thing that you need to learn to write successfully are the endings for the stories that you have chosen to tell.
Posted: 2010-01-10
Category: Writing & Speaking
OK, so now the story you have stayed up nights creating is finally finished. In searching for a publisher, it is important to research what exactly the publisher wants to see and learn to write around these requirements.
Posted: 2010-01-06
Category: Writing & Speaking
In any story, dialogue plays an important role. It keeps the story moving, brings characters to life and just makes the story more interesting. In children's books, dialogue can be engaging and make the story more understandable to children. Therefore it is very important that you focus on learning how to write dialogue.
Posted: 2010-01-04
Category: Writing & Speaking
The first thing that you will most likely notice in a good children's book is that all of them have some sort of conflict that is resolved at the end. This article gives you tips and ideas on writing conflict in a children's book.
Posted: 2009-12-25
Category: Writing & Speaking
Twenty years ago publishing houses started cutting losses by narrowing their stables of authors down to the few they knew could produce blockbuster books. Anyone who tried to learn to write in order to break into that rarefied world was in for a long, hard slog. And it looked like the trend would only become more pronounced. It actually has, but another funny thing happened to the publishing world: the internet.
Posted: 2009-12-23
Category: Writing & Speaking
Learn to write children's books and your in for a fun and exciting endeavor! As anyone who knows or loves children will tell you, however, children notoriously have a very short attention span, so it's really important to start your children's story with a big bang and get them engaged in the story immediately!
Posted: 2009-12-21
Category: Writing & Speaking
When we think about children's books, many of us do not think of them as being "logical." After all, talking animals, zany happenings and strange events are often a part of these stories! However, no matter how strange the things that are happening in the book seem, an important part of how you learn to write is going to be focused on keeping your story logical.
Posted: 2009-12-20
Category: Writing & Speaking
Are you someone who is interested in moving forward and do you love the idea of learning to write children's books? If so, you might have asked yourself if there is room for subplots in your story. "What is a subplot?" Subplots are essentially smaller stories that fit with the main story. This article explains what a subplot is and how to go about including a subplot within your story.
Posted: 2009-12-18
Category: Writing & Speaking
Are you someone who wants to write children's books? The truth of the matter is that writing children's books still requires a fair amount of craftsmanship and understanding when it comes to the way that stories are put together, and one of the most important things that any author can learn is the concept of "show, don't tell."
Posted: 2009-12-16
Category: Writing & Speaking
When you learn to write children's books, you will hear a lot of people talking about their plot, like the fact that their plot is bogged down, or that their plot is going well. This article outlines what a good plot consists of and more!
Posted: 2009-12-12
Category: Writing & Speaking
Are you in a place where you want to learn to write children's books? If so, you might find yourself worrying about the moral and the theme of the story. This article explains how to go about writing children's books with morals and themes in mind.
Posted: 2009-12-11
Category: Writing & Speaking
