by Denise Vega | April 17, 2013 | Picture Books, Writer Tips & Tools
Today is Picture Book Wednesday and we’ll be talking about circular/circle back endings and “book ends” – beginnings and endings that compliment each other. This technique is very common in a lot of books, not just picture books, but it’s...
by Denise Vega | April 10, 2013 | Picture Books
Today is Picture Book Wednesday and I wanted to talk about read aloud-ability. I’m not sure if it’s a real word, but we do hear it used in the picture book writing world. Good picture book writers know that part of their job is to create a story that begs...
by Denise Vega | March 27, 2013 | Picture Books, Writer Tips & Tools
Today is Picture Book Wednesday and we’ll look at a book that is designed to be interactive, to spark a child’s imagination: What Do You See? by Judith Snyder, illustrated by Brad Davies. In the classes I teach on writing picture books, we talk a lot about...
by Denise Vega | March 21, 2013 | Picture Books
As a co-Regional Advisor for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), we are constantly on the lookout for agents who represent picture book writers (not just writer-illustrators) because we have so many...
by Denise Vega | March 20, 2013 | Picture Books, Writer Tips & Tools
Today is Picture Book Wednesday and we’ll be looking at where we get our ideas. This is a question that often comes up when I do author visits and it’s a good one. In honor of the recently passed St. Patrick’s Day, I wanted to share how author...
by Denise Vega | March 13, 2013 | Picture Books, Writer Tips & Tools
Today is Picture Book Wednesday and we’ll be talking about the delicate tightrope walk we make between using enough, not enough, or too many words in our picture books. I think this is one of the hardest parts of being “just” the writer. If I also...
