Footnotes: 5 Articles on Writing Picture Books
“You have to write whichever book it is that wants to be written.” ~ Madeleine L’Engle Footnotes is a recurring series on the GLA blog where I pick a subject and…
"You have to write whichever book it is that wants to be written." ~ Madeleine L'Engle
Footnotes is a recurring series on the GLA blog where I pick a subject and provide several interesting articles on said topic. This week, I’m serving up five articles on writing picture books.
1. Ten Myths about writing for kids. Do you know what they are? Check out the list on the Hogwarts Professor blog.
2. Picturebooks vs. Novels. Agent Michael Stearns discusses the uniqueness of representing picture books versus other genres.
3. Saying a lot with a little. Thus is the fine art of writing a picture book.
4. Three times a charm. Author Pam Calvert discusses the Law of Three and other tips for writing humorous picture books on her blog Woven with Pixie Dust.
5. Writing a picture book? Check out these 20 Do’s and Don’ts from Author Mem Fox.
Nancy Parish runs the blog, The Sound and Furry. She is a contributing editor to the GLA blog and runs the Footnotes series. She is currently writing novels for children.
