Back to School: Great Books about Writing for Children
I was moving and grooving, learning about the craft of writing picture books. I faced obstacles, but I continued to grow just like a character in my stories. Then my growth kind of stalled and puttered and twittered and finally stopped. What happened? Had I reached my peak and discovered I was hopelessly average? Why wasn't I getting better? And then it hit me: I wasn't reading a writing book. I had Summer Break Brain Drain. It was time to get back to school, so I picked up Writing Picture Book s by Ann Whitford Paul. If your brain is on summer drugs too, here are favorite insights from other writing books: You Can Write Children's Books by Tracey E. Dils On reviewing your dummy book: "Is there enough action to illustrate on the spread you've chosen? Is there too much action to illustrate? Is there a variety of scenes or a variety of different actions of interest throughout the...