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Children, Imagination, and Books
Why fostering a child’s imagination is essential and how books can help.
Taking a Creative Detour from Writing
When you’re writing is stuck, you might consider a creative detour.
Happiness
The image above may not be everyone’s picture of happiness, but it is mine. I recently read a Twitter post that was titled, Things You Can Control. Reading through the list of 11 items I noted that a couple really weren’t things that were completely within our control. But the one that struck me was…
Storytelling vs. Writing a Story
Is there a difference between storytelling and writing a story? Yes, there is. A children’s publisher commented on the difference between storytelling and writing. She explained that storytelling involves visual aids, whereas writing does not. Granted, children’s picture books do provide illustrations in the form of visual aids, but they are not the same as…
Ghostwriting Children’s Books – 5 Ways to Know if You’re Any Good
Some writers can at times wonder if they’re ‘good enough’. Are they fulfilling their clients’ expectations? They may occasionally doubt their writing skills and ability. I think it goes with the territory. They may take on a project they’ve never done before. Yep, doubts surface. They see peers getting credits from major magazines or getting…
Tips to Overcome Writing Procrastination
Contributed by Mary Jo Guglielmo. “If and When were planted, and Nothing grew.” ~Proverb Procrastination………….who me? I know how to get things done; I also know how to procrastinate. As a writer, sometimes procrastination has to do with feeling lost in a project, other times it’s about not being satisfied with a draft. Personally, I’m…
Writing to Get Published – 5 Power Tips
All writers have one primary focus—to get published. What makes each of us different is our slant or perspective on the story we’re telling, and how we tell it. It’s true that anyone can write, but writing to get published is another story. To accomplish this, there four steps you need to include in your…
Writing – Trimming The Fat
Guest Post by Penny Lockwood (Ehrenkranz) If you check market resources both for printed and on-line publications [picture books], you’ll find a number whose word limit is below 1,000 words. How do you trim the fat from your manuscript to fit within the tight confines of those word limits? First, check your manuscript for “weak”…
Self-Publishing: 3 Tips to Help You Avoid the ‘I Want It Now Syndrome’
(What’s a ‘Wannabe’ Author to Do?) Self-publishing is a ship everyone wants to sail on. And, for good reason. This publishing avenue is quick and cheap. Yes, self-publishing is fast. There’s no more submitting to a publisher or multiple publishers and waiting for (possibly) months for a response. Will they accept your manuscript that you’ve…