Writing bestselling children's books

52 brilliant ideas for inspiring young readers

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Cover of the book Writing bestselling children's books by Alexander Gordon Smith, Infinite Ideas
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Author: Alexander Gordon Smith ISBN: 9781908189042
Publisher: Infinite Ideas Publication: July 23, 2007
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Alexander Gordon Smith
ISBN: 9781908189042
Publisher: Infinite Ideas
Publication: July 23, 2007
Imprint:
Language: English
Some people think that writing for kids is easy short books, no big words, non-existent attention spans and then fill in any gaps with pictures. But nothing could be further from the truth. Children are the harshest critics imaginable. Give a grown-up a copy of Ulysses to read and theyll pretend to like it just so they dont look stupid. Give a copy to a kid and theyll tell you straight up that its no good. Writing for children is much harder than writing for adults because its all about catching their attention and keeping it whether for five pages or five hundred. And being restricted by theme, vocabulary, length and a wandering attention span makes things infinitely more complicated. But creating books for children is also one of the most rewarding activities any writer can experience. To kids, stories are everything they fuel their imaginations and provide endless hours of entertainment.
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Some people think that writing for kids is easy short books, no big words, non-existent attention spans and then fill in any gaps with pictures. But nothing could be further from the truth. Children are the harshest critics imaginable. Give a grown-up a copy of Ulysses to read and theyll pretend to like it just so they dont look stupid. Give a copy to a kid and theyll tell you straight up that its no good. Writing for children is much harder than writing for adults because its all about catching their attention and keeping it whether for five pages or five hundred. And being restricted by theme, vocabulary, length and a wandering attention span makes things infinitely more complicated. But creating books for children is also one of the most rewarding activities any writer can experience. To kids, stories are everything they fuel their imaginations and provide endless hours of entertainment.

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