WRITING A CHILDREN'S BOOK: HOW TO GET STARTED?

First of all you have to read, read and read piles of children’s books. Try to look for those books in the age group you have picked . Read the book thinking like a child, you have to feel what they feel. Be around kids and see what makes them giggle , what makes them sad. You cannot write to children if you write as an adult. That would be boring!
Another good exercise is to used your memory. Go back in time and think of your own experiences or perhaps your best friend’s. It is known that you can remember only the episodes of great happiness or great sadness. Things and places that changed your life and made a big impact. Think about the way you felt at that moment in your life. What would you change if you had the power of doing it?
Now grab a piece of paper, and star writing about those experiences. What seems interesting and appealing? Try to talk about them to a group of kids. Can you get some attention? Yes? Good for you, that’s a start! No? Try again! Maybe if you introduce a bit of “fiction” works better for you.
Put your memory at work, open your imagination and let it run!.

READ & WRITE!

My love for writing was lost in time. What do I want to say? Well, it is complicated. Since I was in High school I new that I could write. It was in me, but only in the inside. I always was the one helping my sisters writing for school projects (I even won an award in my sister Literature class! The sad part is, I didn’t get credit for it). I was the one chosen to write for the local newspaper or that greeting card for that aunt that lived far away.I ended up studying Accounting. It was in my late 30’s that I started analyzing my life, what I have accomplished and also my future goals, when I realized that I wanted to write.I started reading my children's books . I discover how fascinating is the children’s literature. The imagination of a child does not have limits, it does not recognized the impossible, and that is exactly what I love about them. We grow up and we start seeing walls where there was any.
Read and write go together. That is how I want to keep it.
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Books for you and your family

Let me introduce myself. I am a writer. I used to write for the school newspaper and also for the local newspaper. Right now I am in the process of writing a children's book. This means I am doing a lot of research. The purpose of this blog is not only to inform you about the new books available for the little ones in the house, but also for you. I will be doing books reviews. So keep coming to see what's new!