01712cam a2200169   45000010005000000200031000051000028000362450048000642460083001122500051001952600044002463000019002905051034003096500038013439990015013819520146013966954  a031220048X (pbk.) :c$8.951 aAiken, Joan,d1924-200414aThe way to write for children /cJoan Aiken1 iSubtitle on cover:aIntroduction to the craft of writing children's literature  a1st St. Martin's Griffin ed., rev. and updated  aNew York :bSt. Martin's Griffin,c1999  a97 p. ;c21 cm00gch. 1.tDo you want to write about children or for them? Adults and children read in different ways --gch. 2.tWarning: 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? --gch. 3.tDifferent age groups. Small children's books --gch. 4.tNovels for children of medium age. Writing routine. voice. Your imaginary reader. your central character. Story-telling or describing. Assembling your story. Getting started --gch. 5.tPlots for the small to medium. How do you get your ideas? themes. Building the reader's interest. Beginning. Keeping them interested. Ending --gch. 6.tCharacter. How are characters created? Extending you characters. Depicting them. Villains. Dialogue. Dialect. Details --gch. 7.tWriting for television. Children's plays. Picture-books. Poetry. Teenage novels --gch. 8.tMyth and fantasy. Ghost stories. Humour. Historical novels --gch. 9.tPractical points. Moral message, yes or no? Taboos. Final advice 0aChildren's literaturexAuthorship  c5890d5890  00102ddc40708MAINaRTCLIBbRTCLIBcMAINd2018-11-27h i10787l2o809.89 AIKp30010557r2021-03-01 00:00:00s2021-02-04w2018-11-27yMAIN