by Tracy | Oct 21, 2016 | For Writers & Illustrators
I’m seeing a lot of manuscripts that aren’t written in ‘picture book language,’ so I thought I’d share some qualities of picture book language that separate it from regular prose. Here goes! Descriptions are minimal Since picture books...
by Tracy | Feb 3, 2015 | For Writers & Illustrators
Today’s post takes a look at Dean Ing’s It’s Up to Charlie Hardin, which publishes today from Baen Books. It’s Up to Charlie Hardin Author: Dean Ing Publisher: Baen Books Pub Date: February 3, 2015 Review copy received: Netgalley Format: eARC...
by Tracy | Jun 6, 2011 | For Writers & Illustrators
How do you create multidimensional characters? Take a gander through some of these posts for help: Lillie Ammann gives an 8 part series on creating characters. (Great place to start if you’re beginning to write.) What Do Your Characters Want? by Nathan Bransford...
by Tracy | Feb 15, 2011 | For Writers & Illustrators
Huzzah for these great posts on character and dialogue: Lillie Ammann gives an 8 part series on creating characters. (Great place to start if you’re beginning to write.) What Do Your Characters Want? by Nathan Bransford addresses internal and external character...
by Tracy | Sep 30, 2010 | For Writers & Illustrators
Writing a novel from a male POV isn’t only about thinking like a guy. It’s about talking like a guy. One of the first things one might notice when comparing male and female speech, is that males use fewer qualifiers. For example: Liz: “That test...
