More on Writing for Children
Knowing what a publisher is looking for is important to me. There’s no point spending months writing a manuscript only to have every publisher reject it because you didn’t follow the rules. So with...
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As a reader, no matter what I’m reading – a children’s book or a book for adults – I always enjoy the books that start right in the middle of the action. It’s exciting! It makes me keep reading to find...
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Excerpt from The Business of Writing for Children: An Award-Winning Author’s Tips on Writing Children’s Books and Publishing Them, or How to Write, Publish, and Promote a Book for Kids by Aaron...
View ArticleGrab Your Reader With Conflict
by Lea Schizas No, not conflict of interest…not conflict within your being…but conflict found in a story. What exactly is conflict in a story? Simple…a problem/obstacle your main character needs to...
View ArticleHow to Plot Your Novel
I’ve been plotting novels and short stories for some years now, but that doesn’t mean I think I know everything that needs to be known on the subject. Because of this, I continually borrow books from...
View ArticleHow to Murder Your Muse
A muse is similar to a witch’s familiar, which is usually associated with a black cat. The cat is a companion to the witch, but it doesn’t do the work of the old hag (although it can be a pair of extra...
View ArticleThe “RL Technique” J.K. Rowling Uses To Hook Her Readers
by Jared Myers The “RL Technique” J K Rowling uses to grab readers by the eyeballs and forces them to re-read her books again and again. I’ll show you how it practically gives away all her best kept...
View ArticleThe Lure of a New Project
If you visit a lot of writers’ websites, you’ll soon find a large majority of them openly admit to starting more stories than they finish. There are several reasons for this, but I’m going to talk...
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