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HOW TO MAKE A PICTURE BOOK COVER | your children's book cover in 5 steps
Follow these straightforward steps to figure out how to make the cover for your story book. If you're writing stories for kids, you might be looking for some advice on the graphic design and book layout. Your book cover ideas are mega important - arguably the most important spread of your book.
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AUTUMN SEASON PROJECT | leaf art home made bunting
Are you looking for an autumn season project? Leaf art! home made art bunting! Need I say more? If you’re looking at how to make leaf art into something really special for the autumn/ fall season, you’re in luck. If you’re also looking for a leaf art drawing tutorial, you’re in double luck! In this fall leaves decorating ideas video, you’ll learn how to draw leaves in coloured pencil for a lovely autumn season leaf project.
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HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO MAKE A BOOK? the actual costs
How much does it cost to make a book? Well that depends if you are self publishing a book on a budget, and if so, how big is that budget? Here, I am looking at my own experience of self publishing children’s books. I often get asked, when talking about how to self publish children’s books, what does it cost to write a book? I will give you the actual costs that I incurred to make my first children’s book and how I went about self publishing on a budget.
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USE SPEECH MARKS IN STORIES
If you want to brush up on using punctuation for story writing - perhaps you're a new to creative writing and want to figure out where to use quotation marks (speech marks) then you're in for a treat. Here are 6 rules to get you started. Using speech marks in creative writing is really important - it's the difference between knowing who is speaking, and getting really confused.
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DRAW a DRAGON with me
Bullet journal set up, mid way through the year, plus a harvest themed plan with me for SEPTEMBER 2020.  It’s time to plan with me, September 2020! It’s also a ‘set up’ tutorial as I shall set up a new bullet journal. Yes, this bullet journal monthly plan for September is a fall themed bujo for your time blocking and creative planning.
PLAN WITH ME SEPTEMBER 2020 | set up new bullet journal
Bullet journal set up, mid way through the year, plus a harvest themed plan with me for SEPTEMBER 2020. It’s time to plan with me, September 2020! It’s also a ‘set up’ tutorial as I shall set up a new bullet journal. Yes, this bullet journal monthly plan for September is a fall themed bujo for your time blocking and creative planning.
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Paint a DOLPHIN tutorial
It’s bullet journal monthly plan time! Draw a butterfly theme for your bullet journal spread. If you like time blocking, then perhaps a bullet journal is for you.  This time I will be drawing butterflies for my bullet journal spreads, so you can draw along with me. I’ll also be looking at my daily log and my general plan for August 2020.
BULLET JOURNAL MONTHLY PLANS | AUGUST 2020
It’s bullet journal monthly plan time! Draw a butterfly theme for your bullet journal spread. If you like time blocking, then perhaps a bullet journal is for you. This time I will be drawing butterflies for my bullet journal spreads, so you can draw along with me. I’ll also be looking at my daily log and my general plan for August 2020.
a person drawing on a piece of paper with the words what is a story shape?
NEW AUTHORS HOW TO MAKE A STORY SHAPE
Are you a new author, wondering how to make a story shape? Are you wondering what is a story shape? Do you want tips on how to write - or if you’re writing a children’s book, have you heard of the story shape concept? Perhaps you’ve heard of rising action and want tips. New writers - you might be asking what is a story shape and where can I learn more? Want advice on story shape, structure, find out about rising action, falling action and resolution, watch this video and all will be explained.
a woman holding up a book with the words summer reading challenge in front of her
IW LIBRARIES SUMMER READING CHALLENGE 2020
Have you signed up for the Summer Reading Challenge? This year (2020) the theme is SILLY SQUAD. Now, I don't know anyone silly around here, but if you feel like listening to a slightly silly story, check out Wally and Bert, BFFs. Enjoy your library!
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TIPS FOR NEW AUTHORS READING TO CHILDREN
If you’re a new author and you want some tips on reading to children, you’ve found the right video. Do you want to know how to keep children’s attention? or how do new authors read to children? Keep watching.
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Make a Picture Book ep 1
If you’re a new author on your publishing journey, and you’re wondering about making a picture book dummy then look no further than this video with new author publishing advice. I will be making a picture book over the next few months, and stage one is all about ideas. I will bring you up to speed with where I am now, and show you where I’m going next. The stages of making a kids story book are broken into chunks.
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CREATE NEW FONT FOR CHILDREN’S BOOKS- make it your own design
Create a new font for your children’s book - make your own design! In this video you will find out how you can create a new font style and design a new typeface to use on your computer. In this step by step tutorial, I’ll show you how to go about hand lettering your own typeface/font.
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PLOT WRITING HINTS FOR PICTURE BOOKS
If you want character writing tips for picture books, or are looking for plots for children's or kids stories, then this is a good place to start. Perhaps you are looking for a way to get over writer's block - or more specifically plot block, then here are plot writing tips for picture books.
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WHAT TO WRITE IN A PICTURE BOOK | word counts, age range and structure
If you're wondering what to write in a picture book, what the age range might be, what the structure and language might be like, watch my video giving the low down. I look at all of the reading stages from Baby up to Young Adult.