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Picture book writing tips!! I& #39;ve been doing a bunch of critiques lately and am going to start a thread of what I& #39;m seeing a lot of.
1. Don& #39;t tell readers what they should feel, write the scene so they can& #39;t help but take away the emotion instead. #kidlit
2. Art notes.
Ah, the endless debate about art notes. Your illustrator may not want them, but you might need them to grab an agent/editor& #39;s interest. That said, if you have a spread that has more art notes than dialogue, something isn& #39;t working.
Ah, the endless debate about art notes. Your illustrator may not want them, but you might need them to grab an agent/editor& #39;s interest. That said, if you have a spread that has more art notes than dialogue, something isn& #39;t working.
3. If you have a character that only pops up once and doesn& #39;t really need to be there... cut them! I& #39;ve read a few drafts with so many characters with so little to do, I& #39;ve had trouble keeping them straight. If it& #39;s confusing at this stage, people will just stop reading.
