Picture Writing (Write for kids library) Review
I had left this book in the shelves for quite a long time. To be honest, I did not like the first pages, which revolve around the standards of the children/young adult markets (how many pages in a picture book and so on).
Recently, though, I’ve challenged myself to either finish or abandon a few half read books on my shelves. I started over again, and finally, I could see this book is a gem for re-writing. There’s some basic advice on writing, that’s true, but what it really hooked me, were two things:
1.- The use of a writer’s diary to reflectively learn from other works, focusing in what worked and did not work in them, and…
2.- A step by step, systematical, yet full of heart, graphic approach to revising and rewriting.
Picture Writing (Write for kids library) Overview
Picture Writing is the newest book in the Write for Kids Library. In this book, successful children’s book author Anastasia Suen shows readers how to use descriptive language to create vivid stories for kids. Like the other books in the Write for Kids Library, Picture Writing takes a hands-on approach. Two features of this book – the Try It Yourself exercises and the words of advice from other successful authors – have become staples of the Writer’s Digest Write for Kids Library. These features complement the basic instruction, helping writers to practice what they’ve learned even as they’re still reading the book, and provide sparks for new projects. Picture Writing will give children’s book writers the tools they need to create and use description in their own writing.
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