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Writing & Revision Tips

Writing Picture Books: Draft It in Free Verse First!

May 9, 2025 by Carol Joy Munro 1 Comment

As a poet, I write in many forms, depending on what the subject matter calls for. But when something suddenly inspires me, and often in answer to a prompt submitted by a member of my writing group, my go-to is free verse. In fact, a prompt in my group inspired a poem that became my […]

Filed Under: Writing & Revision Tips Tagged With: Carol Joy Munro, Craig Stanley, Dear Tree Frog, Diana Sudyka, Erin E. Stead, free verse, Gabriele Davis, Hannah Holt, If You Want to See a Whale, Jack Fleck, Jane Yolen, Joyce Sidman, Julie Fogliano, Laetitia Devernay, Melanie Cataldo, Mud to the Rescue: How Animals Use Mud to Thrive and Survive, Our Joyful Noise, picture books, See This Little Dot, Springtime Storks: A Migration Love Story, Tanya Konerman, The Diamond and the Boy

A Book By Any Other Name…

February 6, 2025 by Stacy S. Jensen 1 Comment

Author Stacy S. Jensen and Kidlit Works members discuss how titles for their picture books evolved.

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Three DO NOTs for Writers

July 1, 2024 by Cheryl Kim 3 Comments

For the KidLit Work blog post, picture book author Cheryl Kim offers three simple common sense pieces of advice to reduce the self-induced anxiety of writers.

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Revision Tips to Reduce Picture Book Word Count

May 2, 2024 by Carol Joy Munro 13 Comments

By Carol Joy Munro How many picture book writers out there have finished a draft, checked the word count, and sighed because it’s too long? Probably every one of us. Then what do we do? We either get to work on reducing word count or we put the draft away to deal with at a […]

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