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How to Write a Children's Picture Book | Advice From a Professional Picture Book Editor and Author

Brooke Talks Books
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Writing a picture book seems like it should be the easiest thing in the world. After all, it’s a book for kids. And it’s short! How hard could it be, right? And it’s true, writing a children's book is easy. But writing a GOOD picture book? That’s something else. Writing a really great picture book—one that everyone will be talking about—means understanding picture books. It means reading a ton of picture books. It means getting the mechanics of how a children's book goes together. And for that, there are six essential elements you need to understand: page count, target audience, book word count, book content, book illustrations, and the top-selling book themes for picture books. So let’s dig in! For a more detailed look at how to write a children's picture book check out my blog: https://brookevitale.com/blog/how-to-... Timestamps: 0:00 Background 0:51 6 Step overview 01:10 Page count 02:55 Target audience 04:51 Word count 07:10 Illustrati …...more
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How to Write a Children's Picture Book | Advice From a Professional Picture Book Editor and Author
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Writing a picture book seems like it should be the easiest thing in the world. After all, it’s a book for kids. And it’s short! How hard could it be, right? And it’s true, writing a children's book is easy. But writing a GOOD picture book? That’s something else. Writing a really great picture book—one that everyone will be talking about—means understanding picture books. It means reading a ton of picture books. It means getting the mechanics of how a children's book goes together. And for that, there are six essential elements you need to understand: page count, target audience, book word count, book content, book illustrations, and the top-selling book themes for picture books. So let’s dig in! For a more detailed look at how to write a children's picture book check out my blog: https://brookevitale.com/blog/how-to-... Timestamps: 0:00 Background 0:51 6 Step overview 01:10 Page count 02:55 Target audience 04:51 Word count 07:10 Illustration 10:10 Content | rhyming 12:55 Content | language 13:43 Themes | seasons 18:45 Themes | caveats around trends Find Brooke Here: website: https://brookevitale.com publishing blog: https://brookevitale.com/blog facebook:   / brookevitalebooks   instagram:   / brooke.vitale   linkedIn:   / brooke-vitale-b51ab81   email: brooke@contact.brookevitale.com

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Brooke Talks Books

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