Creating picture books for children is such a joy but editing them is quite complex. Hidden behind the simplicity of those happy pages is the skill of finding the right balance of rhythm and rhyme and editing to suit the target age group. Learn some tricks to create your own beloved bedtime stories.
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Being My Own Witness Speaking out to be heard Violet Budd’s philosophical fictional memoir offers outstanding authenticity of life experience and narrative voice. She creates an intricate tapestry of fact and fiction woven together with mythology and history. In the same vein as Clarissa Pinkola Estes’ novel, Women Who Run With the Wolves, Violet captures
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Hooray, you have written your book and successfully self-published! The first boxes of books have arrived and you feel satisfied. Then the realisation sinks in: “I need to sell these books!” Let’s get started!
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What happens when you register your book for the Prepublication Data Service and send your published book off for Legal Deposit? Follow me five stories underground for the answer.
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As writers, we all have someone who holds a place of authority. A person whose opinion, for myriad deeply personal and often nonsensical reasons, means more than all the other readers. It could be a member of the public, a mentor or your higher self. For me, it’s always been my mum.
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After a long time inside your head and inside your computer, there comes a moment when your manuscript decides it’s ready to get itself out into the world. Sometimes you’ll feel it coming, and sometimes you just know.
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Many readers prefer to read by audiobook. Or is that listen? Whatever the grammar, the audiobook is the format of the moment. Have you considered creating one for your book? My latest blog covers how to create an audiobook in Australia and what the options are for you. Read it here.
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Is your book showing on retail websites for a different price to the one you decided on? Read this blog I wrote for publisher IngramSpark to find out why…
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Your writing style is as personal as your fashion or interior design style. Did you know you can create a style guide for your book to show your publishing team how you want your writing to reflect your personality? There are actually a few different kinds of style guides for different kinds of writing. Learn about them in my latest blog here…
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Sleep Kit for Kids Say goodbye to bedtime struggles and hello to restful nights Follow the guidance in this Sleep Kit for Kids and in as little as two weeks, you’ll be able to leave your child’s side knowing they’ll drift into dreamland independently. This is a complete toolkit designed by sleep therapist Ahna de
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