The way to write for children /
Aiken, Joan, 1924-2004
The way to write for children / Subtitle on cover: Introduction to the craft of writing children's literature Joan Aiken - 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed., rev. and updated - New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 1999 - 97 p. ; 21 cm
Do you want to write about children or for them? Adults and children read in different ways -- Warning: writing for children may not be as simple as you think. Why do people write for children? What should a children's writer write, or not write? -- Different age groups. Small children's books -- Novels for children of medium age. Writing routine. voice. Your imaginary reader. your central character. Story-telling or describing. Assembling your story. Getting started -- Plots for the small to medium. How do you get your ideas? themes. Building the reader's interest. Beginning. Keeping them interested. Ending -- Character. How are characters created? Extending you characters. Depicting them. Villains. Dialogue. Dialect. Details -- Writing for television. Children's plays. Picture-books. Poetry. Teenage novels -- Myth and fantasy. Ghost stories. Humour. Historical novels -- Practical points. Moral message, yes or no? Taboos. Final advice ch. 1. ch. 2. ch. 3. ch. 4. ch. 5. ch. 6. ch. 7. ch. 8. ch. 9.
031220048X (pbk.) : $8.95
Children's literature--Authorship
The way to write for children / Subtitle on cover: Introduction to the craft of writing children's literature Joan Aiken - 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed., rev. and updated - New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 1999 - 97 p. ; 21 cm
Do you want to write about children or for them? Adults and children read in different ways -- Warning: writing for children may not be as simple as you think. Why do people write for children? What should a children's writer write, or not write? -- Different age groups. Small children's books -- Novels for children of medium age. Writing routine. voice. Your imaginary reader. your central character. Story-telling or describing. Assembling your story. Getting started -- Plots for the small to medium. How do you get your ideas? themes. Building the reader's interest. Beginning. Keeping them interested. Ending -- Character. How are characters created? Extending you characters. Depicting them. Villains. Dialogue. Dialect. Details -- Writing for television. Children's plays. Picture-books. Poetry. Teenage novels -- Myth and fantasy. Ghost stories. Humour. Historical novels -- Practical points. Moral message, yes or no? Taboos. Final advice ch. 1. ch. 2. ch. 3. ch. 4. ch. 5. ch. 6. ch. 7. ch. 8. ch. 9.
031220048X (pbk.) : $8.95
Children's literature--Authorship