Writing Nonfiction for Very Young Readers
Writing nonfiction for very young children requires specific things but with a narrow focus, few words, and kid-friendly topics, you can break into this market.
Backmatter: When “The End” Isn’t The End
Backmatter is becoming more popular in nonfiction and fiction picture books. It can include timelines, photographs, and indexes. Will it work for your book?
What You Need to Know About Writing Nonfiction Picture Books
Nonfiction picture books are loved by kids. Writing one takes care, thought, and, especially, research. Dig into writing nonfiction for kids with this post.
How to Recycle Your Nonfiction Writing Research
Writing research takes time and energy. Fortunately, writers can develop new projects from unused material or even recycle what was used. Let’s find out how!
Unity in Nonfiction: What, Why, How?
Unity in nonfiction means the writing is cohesive, coherent, and creates a meaningful whole. Let’s explore how unity gives you a better shot at publication.
Revision: Surviving the Cutting Process
Revising to get within word count can be painful. Jan Fields shares revision techniques to make the process less painful and your writing stronger than ever.
Sticking the Landing & Perfect Ending- Institute for Writers
The perfect ending is more than the point where you stop writing. It’s where everything you’ve written before pays off. Today, let’s revise and stick the landing.
4 Tools for Tidying Messy Middles – Institute for Writers
When writing for children, one of the toughest parts of any piece to write is the middle. Today we look at four revision tools to help you tackle the messy middle.
Bang! Big Picture Revision of Your First Pages | IFW
A big picture revision is to make sure your writing, whether fiction or nonfiction, engages the reader at the beginning, keeps the reader through the middle, and offers a satisfying ending.
How To Find Hot Nonfiction Topics
The popularity of nonfiction makes it worth an author’s time to investigate. Here’s how to find hot nonfiction topics that publishers are looking for.
Research Never Stops
Most successful writers are researching all the time. We just call it reading. Reading for exploration improves your writing in all kinds of ways—find out now!
4 Unexpected Benefits of Research
Research is a necessity for any writer, but with it comes benefits in other areas of life that may surprise. Consider these benefits the next time you research.
Winning Nonfiction: A Path for Revision
Nonfiction writing includes outlines, research, and many drafts. The revision process gives us the chance to polish the content, presentation, and style.
Setting the Stage for Nonfiction Success
Nonfiction is a deep market, popular with readers, and well worth considering. Today we chat about what it takes to be successful in nonfiction for kids.
Writing Samples, Part Deux: Nonfiction
Good nonfiction writing samples have things in common with fiction ones, but they also have specific requirements, so let’s check out the difference.
3 Keys to Good Kid Nonfiction
Good kid nonfiction comes down to three key elements: focus, vitality, and appeal. Learn how you can incorporate them into your next article or manuscript.
