tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post4796818144209151319..comments2024-03-15T09:26:02.796-05:00Comments on PROJECT MAYHEM: What Writing Novels Taught Me About Picture Books by Kell AndrewsProject Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-14161661745011263552016-06-30T09:23:11.682-05:002016-06-30T09:23:11.682-05:00Great point about children being smart. In many w...Great point about children being smart. In many ways, children are the smartest, especially when it comes to their deciding which stories they love, and which they don't. Lee Bernsteinhttps://www.knittingisglutenfree.com/wpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-80488966563617647182016-06-24T16:03:09.993-05:002016-06-24T16:03:09.993-05:00Great post! Yes, trust your reader--it's easy ...Great post! Yes, trust your reader--it's easy to over-explain, and kids are so smart. They get it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13123778626411194953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-46103625382039599532016-06-24T08:53:59.146-05:002016-06-24T08:53:59.146-05:00Of course, this is for character-driven picture bo...Of course, this is for character-driven picture books, which is what I write! There are lots of absurdist fiction PBs, as well as nonfiction, where much of this doesn't apply.Kell Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18089691866850131698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-29320055702228373042016-06-24T08:40:48.090-05:002016-06-24T08:40:48.090-05:00As a fellow writer who does what you do, well said...As a fellow writer who does what you do, well said! :)Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-19827904414126199422016-06-23T15:22:28.044-05:002016-06-23T15:22:28.044-05:00"Picture books may be short, but they’re not ..."Picture books may be short, but they’re not a short cut. Every road in the writing business is a long one. Shorter isn’t easier. Younger isn’t lesser."<br /><br />Truer words never spoken. Great post.Michael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-8966148719574946962016-06-23T10:18:45.774-05:002016-06-23T10:18:45.774-05:00All excellent points.
I especially like the one ab...All excellent points.<br />I especially like the one about EVERY character must arc. You got me going back to revise my WIP picture book.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.com