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How to Come Up With And Refine Great Children’s Book Ideas
Children’s books offer a colourful array of stories, characters, and themes and play a pivotal role in helping children make sense of the world. However, as writers, parents, or educators, no matter how many books you’ve read, writing your own seem quite daunting, starting with coming up with great children’s book ideas that will appeal…
How To Write A Picture Book
There’s a lot to know about how to write a picture book. Whether you’re self-publishing or will work with a traditional publisher, there are some picture book rules to know and follow. Your book must be well written, professionally illustrated, and entertaining for kids, but there are other non-negotiables in picture book writing too. To…
How To Plot A Children’s Book
Having a strong plot is essential for a successful children’s book, and how to plot a children’s book is one of the first skills to learn if you want to write a book. Too many authors don’t realise that there is an art to this and exact guidelines to follow. Once you realise this, plotting…
Writing Children’s Books
Writing children’s books can be a hugely rewarding experience. Not only does it give you the chance to share your creativity and love of writing with a younger audience, but it also allows you to explore the wonderful world of children’s literature and take part in a vibrant and ever-evolving community. In this blog post,…
From Protagonists to Sidekicks: Types of Children’s Book Characters
In the world of children’s literature, characters hold a remarkable power to captivate young minds and take them on a journey. Characters are the heartbeats of stories. Any story where you didn’t care about at least one of the characters, couldn’t identify with them, or didn’t care what happened to them, meant the rest of…
Children’s Book Illustration: The Process from Sketch to Story
Have you ever wondered how the beautiful illustrations in children’s books come to life? Children’s book illustration is a special combination of imagination and technique, and there is a lot to know about it! Self-publishing authors get to collaborate with their illustrator. So if you’re self-publishing, this article is definitely for you. For traditional publishing,…
