POV types in Picture Books

In the previous blog post, we went through basic definitions of Point Of View (POV). This blog post is about each type of POV with a picture book example. First-person POV The first-person POV has the shortest Narrative Distance because the Narrator, from inside the story world, directly shares her feelings and observations with the […]

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Narrator in Picture Books

                  Confusions about Narrator A Narrator is a simple concept. However, many get confused with different definitions. It isn’t merely discussing the definitions, it is about understanding the differences and expanding your storytelling toolset. Here I summarize some confusions I stumbled upon while reading blog posts.  

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Comp title in Query Letter

The third and possibly the last chance to grab the agent/editor’s attention in the query letter is to finish the pitch by providing comp titles. Comp title is abbreviated for comparing title or competitive title. The first paragraph gives an overview of the manuscript: age category (PB, MG, or YA), word count, type (graphic novel,

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