Dec 12
Day Six - RESTING
Chapter 32 of How to Write a Children's Book: a 7-day Workshop in a Book
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Dec 12
Day Six - RESTING Chapter 32 of How to Write a Children's Book: a 7-day Workshop in a Book
Let your book rest for at least one day.
This is going to be the longest 24 hours you have
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Dec 05
Day Five - Drafting
Chapters 30 of How to Write a Children's Book: a 7-day Workshop in a Book
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Dec 05
Day Five - Drafting Chapter 30 of How to Write a Children's Book: a 7-day Workshop in a Book
PHONE-A-FRIEND
At this point, your story should feel pretty solid, which means you need to stress-test it seriously.
In the
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Nov 28
Day Five - Drafting
Chapters 28 of How to Write a Children's Book: a 7-day Workshop in a Book
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Nov 28
Day Five - Drafting Chapter 28 of How to Write a Children's Book: a 7-day Workshop in a Book
RECORD AND LISTEN
With that step completed, it is time to move on to the next task which is the
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Nov 21
Day Five - Drafting
Chapters 26 of How to Write a Children's Book: a 7-day Workshop in a Book
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Nov 21
Day Five - Drafting Chapter 26 of How to Write a Children's Book: a 7-day Workshop in a Book
I may have tricked you.
Mapping is essentiallyMapping is essentially your first draft. Look at that! You’ve already written
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Nov 15
Caffeine: How coffee and tea created the modern world
I had forgotten about Michael Pollan.
Years ago, I read Botany of Desire and fell completely in love with his
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Nov 14
Day Four - Mapping
Chapters 24 & 25 of How to Write a Children's Book: a 7-day Workshop in a Book
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Nov 14
Day Four - Mapping Chapters 24 & 25 of How to Write a Children's Book: a 7-day Workshop in a Book
Mapping is the stage in which your book begins to take its actual form.
I highly recommend starting with a
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Nov 07
Day Three - Summarizing Continued...Again
Chapters 22 & 23 of How to Write a Children's Book: a 7-day Workshop in a Book
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