by Lucinda Dodds | May 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
We work with a variety of clients, with a variety of goals for their creative work. It’s one of the things that we love most about what we do at Flying Pants Editing. Courtney came to us looking for some editorial support in her quest to self publish her...
by Lucinda Dodds | Jun 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Seeking a manuscript appraisal is something you would do once you’ve taken your manuscript as far as you can. This means you’ve created multiple drafts, sought feedback from friends and colleagues, and spent time away from your manuscript, then come back...
by Lucinda Dodds | Jun 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Image by the wonderful Emma Chichester Clark, from her blog Plumdog Knowing the key theme (or themes) of your picture book story is crucial when writing for children. Themes are the underlying idea that drives your story, the message or teaching you want to impart....
by Lucinda Dodds | Feb 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Knowing how a picture book is constructed is worth diving into, even if it’s something that’s never crossed your mind. On a practical level we always suggest writers work on a picture book dummy to ensure the pacing of a story works and to build encouraging page...
by Lucinda Dodds | Dec 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Here at Flying Pants Editing, we love working on picture books. If you’ve worked with us you’ll know that one of the exercises we are keen to have writers work on is mocking up a dummy of their story, just the words, to check for flow, ensure that the all...
by Lucinda Dodds | Aug 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
What a great question! Now what is something that we are asked often. Chances are that, despite the hours of toil put in, you’ve become almost too close to your own work. You know your characters so well that you may be unable to see that your main character has...
by Lucinda Dodds | Jul 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Detail of illustration by Elin Matilda from Brooke Hill’s You Two, You Two It’s a question we are asked often – how do I find the right illustrator for my picture book manuscript? Well, it all depends on what avenue you’re heading down. Traditional...
by Lucinda Dodds | Jun 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Red, big car. Huh? Hang on a minute – there’s something wrong with the above phrase, surely. Well, yes there is. Big, red car sounds better, more natural somehow, but why is that? The English language, with all of its weird and wonderful rules, ranks adjectives...
by Lucinda Dodds | Jun 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
That is, to quote Hamlet, the question! Many picture book writers gravitate toward rhyme. But you may have heard that publishers and readers don’t like it and wondered, is this actually true? Why on earth wouldn’t a publisher want my children’s book...
by Lucinda Dodds | Jul 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
This is such an interesting and, it must be said, valid question. Do I really need an editor? is something that many authors – especially first-time authors – ask themselves. There are plenty of tools available online to guide you through the self-editing process, so...
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