The Children's Author: How to write picture books, short stories, chapter books and YA - Softcover

Lawn, Judy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1726043150 ISBN 13: 9781726043151

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

Synopsis

If you want to write for children, The Children's Author, by Judy Lawn, will help you reach your goal. Judy has been writing for over thirty years and is an experienced writing tutor. Her published works include adult short stories and novels, non-fiction books and articles, as well as her children's books.Before you begin writing for children, Judy suggests asking yourself these questions:1.Is my character interesting? 2.What is my character's problem and do they solve it in a satisfying manner?3.Are the illustrations appealing? 4.Is the story humorous and entertaining?5.Is the moral of the story clear? 6.Will children/parents/grandparents/teachers enjoy my book? In The Children's Author, Judy uses examples from her children's picture books, short stories, and YA fiction to show you how to find ideas and build them into stories that sing when you:1.Choose the right central character.2.Stay true to your protagonist's quest.3.Nail the opening.4.Master the middle.5.Understand climax and resolution.The Children's Author also covers: how to get into the minds of your characters, cope with backstory, avoid information dump, build settings and lead naturally from one scene to another. Judy offers practical advice on publishing, marketing and selling children's books. Whether you want to write children's picture books, short stories or YA fiction, The Children's Author, by Judy Lawn, is the book you need.

About this title

From the Author:

Writing The Children's Author has been an exhilarating and enlightening challenge!
I wanted to offer as much help as I could to aspiring children's authors and present my information and examples in ways that were easy to follow and understand.
I hope I've achieved my aim!
Using examples from my own works was both fun and illuminating as one of my favourite challenges is to analyse a piece of writing; to dive deep into the layers of the story to discover what makes it work.
It's the task I enjoyed most in the English Papers, English exams and Writing Courses I've taken over the years, and the task I enjoy most when invited to judge a writing competition or present a writing workshop.
It's one of the first "tasks" I would recommend aspiring children's authors do; examine other children's books to discover what makes them work.
Search for the joy, the humour, the soul of the story. The simplest of successful picture books have an essence that lifts the story above the ordinary making it extraordinary.
These stories are everything we aspire to emulate.

From the Back Cover:

If you want to write for children, The Children's Author, by Judy Lawn, will help you reach your goal.
Judy, an experienced writing tutor, uses examples from her children's picture books, short stories, and YA fiction. 
Learn how to find ideas and build them into stories that sing when you:
·Choose the right central character.
·Stay true to your protagonist's quest.
·Nail the opening.
·Master the middle.
·Understand climax and resolution.
The Children's Author also covers: how to get into the minds of your characters, cope with backstory, avoid information dump, build settings and lead naturally from one scene to another.
Judy offers practical advice on publishing, marketing and selling children's books.
Whether you want to write children's picture books,short stories or YA fiction, The Children's Author, by Judy Lawn, is the book you need.  

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1726043150
• ISBN 13: 9781726043151
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 157
• Illustrator: Schollum Gabrielle