Dec 5, 2012 | children's book news, The Great Escape
The Great Escape has been chosen as one of the 5 finalists for the 2013 East Sussex Children’s Book Award. The 5 books short listed this year are: The Great Escape by Megan Rix BUSTER is a lively Jack Russell TIGER is a feisty white and ginger tom ROSE is a...
Dec 2, 2012 | Writing Tips
How to format a screenplay is a very common question. The easiest way to format a script correctly is to use a specialized scriptwriting package such as Final Draft. If you’re using Microsoft Word, there is even a screenplay template supplied by Microsoft which...
Dec 2, 2012 | Writing Tips
Think in pictures In picture books it is most important to visually about what is happening in each scene. If your character isn’t doing anything (thinking perhaps) what is the illustrator going to draw? In a 32 page picture book, only 24 pages are for the story...