Internal thoughts can add depth and dimension to your characters and enhance your overall storytelling. Find out eleven ways to use them effectively.
Tag: kidlit
Getting Past the First Blank Page
You’re sitting at a blank page. What do you write about. How does your story start?
Writing Middle-Grade Guidelines
Is it okay to include romance in a middle-grade story?
Picture Book Guidelines: Beginning to End
Writing picture books can be great fun, but they’re not easy to create. There is the story, characters, illustrations, formatting, and so on.
Children’s Book Series and Book Sales
If you’re putting the work into a children’s book series, how best can you promote your work and increase book sales?
9 of the Best Writing Tips
Nine best writing tips to help you hone your skills as an author.
Editing – On Your Mark, Get Set, Wait!
What do you do when you’re ready to submit or self-publish? Authors, on their emay think jump in, but wait-a-minute.
What to Do About Dull Verbs
Verbs can make your sentence alive, full of action, but it’s important when changing out dull verbs with vibrant ones to make sure it doesn’t change the intent of the sentence.
Writing: The What, The If, and The How
Every story needs the what, the if, and the how. But when writing, how do they work together to make an engaging story for kids?
Writing a Story That Won’t Flow
What do you do when the story you’re writing gives you a hard time?