Writing Picture Books : A Hands-on Guide from Story Creation to Publication
Writing Picture Books : A Hands-on Guide from Story Creation to Publication
- ISBN 13:
9781582975566
- ISBN 10:
1582975566
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 06/02/2009
- Publisher: Ingram Pub Services
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Summary
Writing picture books is not easy. Picture books are a unique form of writing with a large audience of 2- to 8-year-olds, and they must appeal to both the adult purchaser and the child listener/reader. They are generally 32 pages long and must be tightly focused and told partly through illustrations. And novice picture book writers make a lot of mistakes--and get a lot of rejections from publishers flooded with inappropriate manuscripts. From this book these writers will learn the writing and revision process that will lead them to creating more salable picture book manuscripts. Ann Whitford Paul covers researching the picture books market, creating characters, point of view, plotting, tips on writing rhyme, and more—all the lessons writers need to write great picture books that will appeal to both editors/agents and young readers/parents. She uses a mix of instruction and hand-on exercises, often asking readers to cut, color and paste their way through revision.