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020			_a031220048X (pbk.) : _c$8.95
100	1		_aAiken, Joan, _d1924-2004
245	1	4	_aThe way to write for children / _cJoan Aiken
246	1		_iSubtitle on cover: _aIntroduction to the craft of writing children's literature
250			_a1st St. Martin's Griffin ed., rev. and updated
260			_aNew York : _bSt. Martin's Griffin, _c1999
300			_a97 p. ; _c21 cm
505	0	0	_gch. 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
650		0	_aChildren's literature _xAuthorship
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