Comments on: Rules Beginners Should Never Break http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/06/24/rules-beginners-should-never-break/ From the editors of Children's Book Insider, the Newsletter for Children's Writers Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:39:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Aida Fitriana http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/06/24/rules-beginners-should-never-break/#comment-171 Aida Fitriana Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:04:06 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=39#comment-171 Thank you very much for the important tips. Allow me to ask you a question; Is it possible for a non-native of English (I'm an Indonesian) to publish a children story book worl wide? What's the biggest challenge for the writes with this background aside from the languange? Thanks. Thank you very much for the important tips. Allow me to ask you a question; Is it possible for a non-native of English (I’m an Indonesian) to publish a children story book worl wide? What’s the biggest challenge for the writes with this background aside from the languange? Thanks.

]]> By: Ciarra Jones http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/06/24/rules-beginners-should-never-break/#comment-157 Ciarra Jones Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:54:11 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=39#comment-157 I thank you for posting those guidelines this is my first time writing a children book and I hope I can become good at it. I would like to converse with you on some things and if possible ask you some more questions about publishing a children story. Again I do thank you for posting this article it was very helpful. I thank you for posting those guidelines this is my first time writing a children book and I hope I can become good at it. I would like to converse with you on some things and if possible ask you some more questions about publishing a children story. Again I do thank you for posting this article it was very helpful.

]]> By: Pam Martin http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/06/24/rules-beginners-should-never-break/#comment-112 Pam Martin Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:40:40 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=39#comment-112 My Question is can you have a non-fiction idea work at the end of a fiction story? Say it is about animals and you have a fiction story with a couple of human characters, the animals do not talk. Then at the end of the book. You can find out more information about the animals online? My question is can you put all this in one book or should I make two separate books? My Question is can you have a non-fiction idea work at the end of a fiction story? Say it is about animals and you have a fiction story with a couple of human characters, the animals do not talk. Then at the end of the book. You can find out more information about the animals online? My question is can you put all this in one book or should I make two separate books?

]]> By: Beth Fehlbaum http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/06/24/rules-beginners-should-never-break/#comment-110 Beth Fehlbaum Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:59:56 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=39#comment-110 Those are all very solid guidelines. Beth Fehlbaum, author Courage in Patience, a story of hope for those who have endured abuse http://courageinpatience.blogspot.com http://www.kunati.com/courage-in-patience Chapter 1 is online! Those are all very solid guidelines.

Beth Fehlbaum, author
Courage in Patience, a story of hope for those who have endured abuse
http://courageinpatience.blogspot.com
http://www.kunati.com/courage-in-patience
Chapter 1 is online!

]]> By: Terry http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/06/24/rules-beginners-should-never-break/#comment-101 Terry Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:46:11 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=39#comment-101 Laura, this is an exceptional piece ... I wish I could hand it out to authors who ask the Reading Tub for reviews. As someone who reads children's books <i>with kids</i> and writes reviews (upwards of 200/year), your observations about rhyme are so true. I would only offer this observation ... we need more quality picture books (or illustrated chapter books) in the High/Low category: High interest/low readability. We work with schools where high school students are still reading at an upper elementary level. They NEED picture books because illustrations help fill the space ... but the author should plan for that up front. I have also lost count of the comments from some of our other parental reviewers about promoting "series" books before the first one is out. You can quickly tell what these books are, because they're positioning the next title, not telling the story in the first one. As for the testimonials, I would say this: please respect your reviewer. You have asked this person for a professional review. Be professional and don't try to lead (or mislead) them. Laura, this is an exceptional piece … I wish I could hand it out to authors who ask the Reading Tub for reviews. As someone who reads children’s books with kids and writes reviews (upwards of 200/year), your observations about rhyme are so true. I would only offer this observation … we need more quality picture books (or illustrated chapter books) in the High/Low category: High interest/low readability. We work with schools where high school students are still reading at an upper elementary level. They NEED picture books because illustrations help fill the space … but the author should plan for that up front.

I have also lost count of the comments from some of our other parental reviewers about promoting “series” books before the first one is out. You can quickly tell what these books are, because they’re positioning the next title, not telling the story in the first one.

As for the testimonials, I would say this: please respect your reviewer. You have asked this person for a professional review. Be professional and don’t try to lead (or mislead) them.

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