The Way to Write for Children - by Joan Aiken (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Revised and updated, this essential and practical guide by an award-winning children's author explains how to write books for children, from where to look to inspiration to practical advice on how to create characters and structure a plot.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In addressing the way to write for children, Joan Aiken starts at the beginning. Is writing a children's book as simple as it looks? Do you want to write for children or about them? Do you want to write a picture book for young children, a book for new readers, or a chapter book for preteens? Why is Beatrix Potter so beloved? E. Nesbit? A. A. Milne? Maurice Sendak? <p/>After more than fifteen years as a writing shelf classic, <i>The Way to Write for Children</i> has been completely revised and updated. From analysis of what makes the best-loved children's books so successful, to where to look for inspiration, to practical advice on how to structure a plot, Aiken delivers an extremely useful book for anyone who's ever considered writing a children's book.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Hopeful authors exploring 'the way to write for children' could ask for no finer guide than Joan Aiken." --<i>Lloyd Alexander, Newbery Award winner</i> <p/>"Joan Aiken has a very clear and unique voice which she brings to the Matter of Children's Books. Any writer who wants to learn the business--of writing--can learn much here." --<i>Jane Yolen, Caldecott Medal and Skylark winner</i> <p/>"<i>The Way to Write for Children</i> is unquestionably bound to become the definitive practical guide for anyone wanting to enter a genre that looks so easy and turns out to be such a mine field for the unwary. But what I cherish in the book is Joan Aiken's passion . . . Whether or not you hope to write for children, this is a book for the permanent shelf of every thoughtful writer." --<i>Peter S. Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn and The Innkeeper's Song</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Joan Aiken</b> is the award-winning author of over a hundred books for children and adults, including <i>The Wolves of Willoughby Chase</i>, <i>The Whispering Mountain</i>, <i>The Shadow Guests</i>, and <i>A Necklace of Raindrops and Other Stories</i>. She lives in Sussex, England.</p>
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