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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