Age-Appropriate Conflict and Stakes
Learn about age-appropriate conflict and stakes — covering conflict scaling, age-appropriate stakes, and the role of conflict in correct English usage.
Writing for Children
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Creating Memorable Child Characters
Learn about creating memorable child characters — covering character voice, showing character, and the role of child characters in correct English usage.
Dialogue That Sounds Like Children
A detailed guide to dialogue that sounds like children. Covers key rules, common mistakes, and practical writing tips.
Early Chapter Books and Beginning Readers
A detailed guide to early chapter books and beginning readers. Covers key rules, common mistakes, and practical writing tips.
Illustrations and Visual Storytelling
A detailed guide to illustrations and visual storytelling. Covers key rules, common mistakes, and practical writing tips.
Nonfiction for Children: Making Facts Engaging
A detailed guide to nonfiction for children: making facts engaging. Covers key rules, common mistakes, and practical writing tips.
Pacing and Read-Aloud Rhythm
Learn about pacing and read-aloud rhythm — covering read-aloud flow, rhythmic language, and the role of read-aloud in correct English usage.
Publishing Children's Books: Querying Agents
A detailed guide to publishing children's books: querying agents. Covers key rules, common mistakes, and practical writing tips.
Reading Level and Lexile Measures
Learn about reading level and lexile measures — covering reading level measures, Lexile scales, and the role of reading level in correct English usage.
Series Books: Building a Consistent World
A detailed guide to series books: building a consistent world. Covers key rules, common mistakes, and practical writing tips.
Show, Don't Tell for Young Readers
Learn about show, don't tell for young readers — covering concrete description, active scenes, and the role of showing vs telling in correct English usage.
The Child Perspective: Voice and Viewpoint
A detailed guide to the child perspective: voice and viewpoint. Covers key rules, common mistakes, and practical writing tips.
Themes and Issues in Children's Books
Learn about themes and issues in children's books — covering theme development, handling difficult topics, and the role of themes in correct English usage.
Understanding Children's Literature Age Bands
A detailed guide to understanding children's literature age bands. Covers key rules, common mistakes, and practical writing tips.
Vocabulary and Sentence Structure for Young Readers
A detailed guide to vocabulary and sentence structure for young readers. Covers key rules, common mistakes, and practical writing tips.
Writing for Middle Grade Readers
Learn about writing for middle grade readers — covering middle grade voice, appropriate themes, and the role of middle grade in correct English usage.
Writing Picture Books: Text and Illustration
A detailed guide to writing picture books: text and illustration. Covers key rules, common mistakes, and practical writing tips.
Writing Rhyming Picture Books
Learn about writing rhyming picture books — covering meter consistency, rhyme schemes, and the role of rhyming in correct English usage.
Writing YA Genre Fiction: Fantasy and Dystopia
Learn about writing ya genre fiction: fantasy and dystopia — covering YA fantasy, dystopian settings, and the role of YA genres in correct English usage.
Young Adult Fiction: Voice and Themes
A detailed guide to young adult fiction: voice and themes. Covers key rules, common mistakes, and practical writing tips.