She talked about the language one needs to bear in mind when writing the different types of children's books
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What essentially children's books must be about. Can you guess?
She also recommended Louise Jordan's book:
The answer: About children . Adults can feature but only as supporting characters
Glad you had a great time! I actually have that book, but I've never read it. I passed over the idea of writing for children, but I may go back to it at some point. :D
ReplyDeleteHi Madeleine .. so pleased you had a good time - no I can't think ... but then I'm not really along those lines - a good story, good plot, reasonably short and sweet and to the point ..
ReplyDeleteSounds so much fun - delighted to read the post .. cheers Hilary
Essentially Harry Potter's a children's book. Look how it rewards the author. You can strike gold with children!
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Sounds fantastic! Workshops can be so inspiring, can't they?
ReplyDeleteYay for a great workshop - glad you enjoyed it!! Take care
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It sounds like it was a great workshop! :)
ReplyDeleteI love going to workshops like this. Always lights a fire under me to get busy writing.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed your workshop.
ReplyDeleteSounds like an awesome workshop, glad you enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteRiya.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. It sounds so obvious when you say it doesn't it, but it's sometimes easy to lose sight of the obvious :-)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your Honorable Mention in last week's Limerick-Off. Great job! Limerick of the Week 50
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it. I love it when I go and take a workshop and get all geared up over it.
ReplyDeleteMy wife writes stories/books for children, and she's told me the children in the stories always need to be the ones who solve the conflicts -- not the parents/adults. Sounds like you had a great time!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a fantastic workshop and that book looks like a great resource. I'm glad you had a wonderful experience.
ReplyDeleteYep! About children. The trick is, getting the adults out of the way. For some reason, we like to be the ones to solve the really big problems. ;) That book sounds awesome!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! I'd love to be able to write something for really young kids someday, along the lines of Neil Gaiman's kids' books. Just waiting for an idea!
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