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Tag: Karen Cioffi
Are You Overthinking Your Story?
When writing for children, some new authors have difficulty realizing when the story is actually at the publishing or submitting stage. They may overthink the storyline, the characters, or even the sentences.
Story, Plot, and Arcs
Every fiction story needs to have a plot. Along with that, it needs a story arc and a character arc. All this creates stories readers become invested in, stories readers want to read.
Dialogue and Tags
Dialogue tags are phrases that identify who is speaking. They are a must for clarity and in order to keep the reader in the know and involved in the story.
How to Write a Children’s Fiction Book MBR Review
Anyone wondering how to write for children and where to begin would benefit from Karen Cioffi’s book, How to Write a Children’s Fiction Book. A thorough reading of Cioffi’s book cover-to-cover would be an excellent way to begin the path to publication.
5 Ways to Make a Children’s Book Memorable
Every author wants to craft a story that appeals to thousands, and goes on and on and on to bring joy, wonder, and comfort. But, what are the magical ingredients?
The Perfect Resources for Every Author
The title should be The Perfect Resources for Every Author … And Wanna Be Author. But, having your title too long isn’t a good idea. I’m sidetracking though. Carl Sagan said, “Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.” If you’re an author, no doubt you strive…
10 Top Book Marketing Strategies
Here are 10 of the most important tips to bring you and your books visibility and credibility, boost your mailing list, and boost sales.
Author Website Must-Have Elements
Most of my clients self-publish and I know they don’t realize they should have an author website. Even if it’s simply a landing page, about page and book page, authors need a website. And your landing page, as well as your entire site, should be focused on a specific keyword or couple of related keywords….
A Children’s Writing Coach or Editor– Do You Need One?
25 Reasons You May Need Help Writing Your Own Children’s Book I’ve been a children’s ghostwriter and rewriter (book doctor) for many years. Now and then, though, I’ll get someone who comes to me for help, but they want to write the book themselves. This is great. I encourage wannabe authors to go for it….