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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Thanks to author Janie Emaus for kindly sending me a copy of her book and offering me this chance to review her book. Get her book at Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Emtional Social Learning (ESL) The story is about a Jewish girl whose new dad and stepbrother are Christian. She faces a new
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What is Point Of View? Point Of View (POV) is one of the most important and misunderstood elements in storytelling. The basic concept is easy to grasp: Point Of View stemmed from the Latin word punctum visus which means the position from which a thing is to be viewed.
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To understand better the practical meaning of Logline and comp titles, previously we looked at set 1 and set 2 of the published picture books. In this post, we see another set of pitch examples. I sincerely thank friends who shared their pitches with me. The list is ordered alphabetically based on the
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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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To have a better understanding of the practical meaning of Logline and comp titles, previously we looked at 6 pitch examples of the published picture books. In this post, we see another set of pitch examples. I thank friends who shared their pitches with me. The list
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In this blog post, I look at the examples of some literary techniques in picture books and how these techniques can assist us in addressing difficult topics; death, immigration, incurable sicknesses, racism, etc. Allegory Allegory is one of the most powerful techniques in literature; think of Animal Farm
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To write a story one thing. To pitch it is another thing. Previously, we looked at two main components of a query letter; Logline and comp titles. In this blog post, you will read the pitches authors used to sell the manuscripts which we see now as picture
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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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How to pitch; use a formula or not? If you meet an agent or an editor, you have a short time to pitch your manuscript. As short as an elevator ride; 30 to 60 seconds—some it is called an Elevator Pitch. Therefore, the first characteristic of a successful pitch
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