Literary devices are so integral to any style of writing, but some are key in picture books. They help make funny books funnier, sad books easier to understand, and new words easier to learn. Here are five you can implement.
Tag Archives: Freelance Editor
Self-Publishing a Book? Be Prepared to Hire Multiple People
When you’re finding professionals to help you get your book ready for self-publication, keep in mind you may need more people than you think.
What to Consider When Setting Writing Goals
Setting writing goals within the context of that go-get-em’ New Year’s attitude can sometimes result in something unsustainable, or include benchmarks that aren’t all that realistic. Here are some tips to consider when ironing out this goal of yours to help make your goal more achievable.
Reading Highlights from 2023, Part 2
Back in August, I highlighted some of my favourite craft books, poetry, and picture books of the year thus far. Now I’m back with a part 2.
Winter Writing Prompts
Looking to write about winter for your poetry and/or children’s books? Look no further! Here are 15 winter writing prompts to get you started.
Thoughts on NaNoWriMo (+ Writing Update!)
For many people, November kicks of NaNoWriMo. While poets and picture book writers may not participate, some likely do, and being a fiction writer myself, it’s something I’m attuned to for my own medium. So how do I feel about it?
Reading Highlights from 2023, Part 1
Part of being a poetry and picture book editor is reading in the genres you work on. So I thought I’d share some of the highlights of what I’ve read so far this year!
Turning Down a Freelancer (+ Templates!)
When you’re looking for a freelancer, editor or otherwise, it’s likely that you’re looking at more than one person. That can often lead to ghosting at least one of them, so I’m here to ask you to rethink ghosting freelancers. Here’s why.
6 Grammar “Rules” That Irk Me
Did you know a lot of grammar rules are actually rather arbitrary? Here are six of those “rules” this particular copy editor wants you to rethink.
Editing Adverbs
A common piece of advice writers get is to ditch the adverbs in their projects. But is that right?