Writing for Children Site
	Sally Apokedak BellaOnline's Writing for Children Editor

How to Write Great Children´s Books
Start at the beginning or jump into the middle. A series of articles outlining how to write children´s books that will sell.

Picture Book Articles
PB´s! So fun to read. So hard to write. Here you´ll find articles telling you how to write picture book.

Plot
From conflict to resolution with lots of plans and failures in between--your plot is the pressure you put on your characters so their courage and ingenuity can really shine.

POV
Looking at Point of View. Who is telling the story?

Challenging Words in Children’s Books
Learn about how you can go beyond simple language when writing for children, without losing your audience.

Info Dump ~ AKA Author Intrusion
Make it personal! If you want your reader to care, you have to make sure that info you dribble in relates to the characters your reader cares about.

Second Deadly Sin in Fiction Writing
Stopping the story so you, the author, can stand in front of the camera like a six o'clock news reporter is a great sin in fiction writing. Every detail ought to propel the story and catch the reader in the draft of its forward movement.

Seven Deadly Sins in Fiction Writing
Deadly sin #1--Characters with such heavy scene agendas that they don't have time to react to the action around them

Teaching in Fiction
How to teach in children´s books without being preachy.

Tense Issues
Basics stuff. Examples of different tenses.

World Building Through Metaphor
A look at Shannon Hale´s Princess Academy to see how she uses metaphors and similes specific to her story world to create a place that feels real to her readers.