Is Self-Publishing a Children’s Book the Way to Go? 4 Realities (Article) - 5/18/2021 9:30:21 AM
I don't have any children, although I believe I understand them. Most children's book writers are women, because women are nurturers and believe they understand children better. Hence, they write children's books. Perhaps the best children book writer of all time was Dr. Seuss. In first grade it was the first thing I looked for in the local library. But his stories had big time moral content like the value of sustainable living that I remember from one of his books about a young lad who became a captain of industry, using up all of his raw material to failure.
I have had people tell me they would illustrate my poems for a book. That didn't materialize. They don't realize how much work in collaboration it is. I have had my covers done by professionals and I find that I do not like the result as well as my, more simple, covers with illustrations more conducive to the words inside. I agree with you that good illustration is expensive and must accurately follow the words in the book.
Like you, I write for the pleasure and realize the stigma of self-publishing. But I've been told
that people like my books and I am leaving a legacy that my family will treasure for a long time after I'm gone. Fame would be nice, but it's too late in my life to go on the talk circuit or other venues of marketing.
Thanks for cluing everyone in on children's books. Well done.
Ron
Read as a Writer (Article) - 3/3/2021 8:01:01 PM
Some excellent observations. Thanks for sharing them. I've probably employed each of these techniques instinctively at different times while working on various projects. The ones I have been most conscious of utilizing are Blueprint Reading and Language Reading.
Read as a Writer (Article) - 2/28/2021 12:08:08 PM
Ronald, thank you for commenting. I'm the same way when it comes to an article or book that hasn't been properly edited. And, thanks for the thumbs up on the summing up!
Read as a Writer (Article) - 2/28/2021 10:00:00 AM
I guess that is why I am critical of some of the writing that I read here. If it is difficult for me to read or I find that it has not been edited before being posted, I feel obligated to tell the author/writer that they need to improve. Of course my writing also needs to be improved and I welcome that kind of criticism here.
I have always thought that I was an "engineering reader." Which means that I am reading every word and carefully determining whether or not the argument, structure and some of the words are what the author intended and what I expected to get from reading what is before me.
You have done a good job in summing up what the good professor as written in her article.
Ron
4 Writing Tips on Using Descriptions (Article) - 8/28/2017 6:03:04 AM
Great advice. I'm told that I write good descriptions. But I rely too much on the visual and must use the other senses more. My character development is in need of better description.
Ron
Plot and Your Story - Four Formats (Article) - 7/26/2016 7:22:27 AM
Hi, Ron, Thanks for taking the time to comment! Writing doesn't necessarily have to do with the academic side of it. It's about writing from the heart - writing so it's understandable to others and engaging.
Plot and Your Story - Four Formats (Article) - 7/26/2016 5:18:53 AM
It looks like you've dissected the plot very well with your four elements. I've never been much fond of the academic side of literature, and that's probably why I'm not a very good writer. ;-)
Ron
