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Tagged With: picture books

Writing Picture Books: A glance at the bestsellers

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Denise Vega

Today is Picture Book Wednesday and I wanted to take a quick peek at some of the bestseller lists and make some observations. They may or may not mean anything, but sometimes I like to check them out just for fun. The New York Times bestseller list. With the release of her new book, Steam … Continue reading »

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Writer’s Studio: Using Scrivener to Storyboard Your Picture Book

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Denise Vega

When I was on faculty at the Big Sur in the Rockies Workshop in May, I happened to mention that I started using Scrivener to write my latest novel and how much it has helped keep me organized. One of the writer’s asked if I used it for writing picture books and I said no. … Continue reading »

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Writing Picture Books: Choosing the right word

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Denise Vega

Today is Picture Book Wednesday and we’ve all heard that “every word counts” in  a picture book; though it’s true in books of all lengths, it’s most apparent in picture books because they’re so short. Here are a few tips for choosing just the right word for your story. Identify your purpose. Is the line … Continue reading »

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3 Tips for Query Writing and Tracking

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Denise Vega

Writing queries have always been an important skill to develop and many sites and blogs have devoted posts to them, critiques of them, and suggestions for them. I wanted to share a few links that I’ve found helpful in this regard in addition to a great tool for tracking your queries and targeting agents and … Continue reading »

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Writing Picture Books: Question and Answer Format

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Denise Vega

Today is Picture Book Wednesday and we’ll be looking at a format that is used to great effect in a lot of picture books, using the delightful and funny Do Princesses Have Best Friends Forever? by Carmela LaVigna Coyle, illustrated by Mike Gordon and Carl Gordon. The rhythmic give and take of a question and … Continue reading »

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