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What is a Children’s Novel? This sounds like a basic question but you’d be surprised how many submissions miss the mark! Children’s fiction is incredibly specialised, with debates ongoing about

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Writing for Younger Readers Young Middle Grade, early readers, chapter books – writing for emerging readers is a special privileged and responsibility. “Chapter books are … where a love of

How to write a pitch Writing a pitch before I begin a new story, or at the very early stages, has really helped me create stories that are more streamlined

Where to find ideas Where do you get your ideas from? It’s probably one of the questions writers are asked the most. In truth, the answer is very complicated.  Neil

Openings The most important word in your book is the first one, then the next, then the first sentence and then paragraph, then page, then the next page, and chapter

Start with 2D characters, stock, like you would find in a sitcom to make sure all the characters in your novel are different. The Nerd. The Funny One. The Adventurer.

Activities for generating ideas X Meets Y Flip the script of a popular concept/story Focus on the miniature/details in life Eavesdrop Headlines Artwork TASK: If you’re not ready to commit

The quickest way to start a story is with the following formula: WHO + WHAT + WHY + WHEN + WHERE + HOW Piecing your ideas together  A book is

Who are you writing for? Writing for children can be trickier than writing for adults because as children develop so does their reading ability. Parents can also be gatekeepers to