SCBWI's Blueboard - A Message & Chat Board

Recent Posts

Pages: [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1
Picture Books (PB) / Re: Leniency in punctuation for aesthetics?
« Last post by olmue on Today at 05:09 AM »
I think perhaps there is a difference in where the words are used. If it is the text of the story, yes, you need to use punctuation. But if they are words being used as part of the illustrations (imagine an explosion graphic with the word BOOM or WOW in it)--that would be more part of the graphics, and sometimes you see that.
2
Picture Books (PB) / Re: Leniency in punctuation for aesthetics?
« Last post by zvree on Yesterday at 10:01 PM »
Ok, thanks so much for letting me know that.
Best regards.
3
Picture Books (PB) / Re: Leniency in punctuation for aesthetics?
« Last post by David Wright on Yesterday at 07:37 PM »
I've seen conversations about this in comic forums too. Most use punctuation, but not all. Jim Davis (Garfield) being a well-used example.

But I can't think of a single PB that didn't use periods for sentences.
4
Picture Books (PB) / Re: Leniency in punctuation for aesthetics?
« Last post by zvree on Yesterday at 06:50 PM »
Hi, great reply, thanks so much for your thoughtful and logical/valid response.
All good to hear, and yes will do.
Best regards.
5
Picture Books (PB) / Re: Leniency in punctuation for aesthetics?
« Last post by Debbie Vilardi on Yesterday at 06:42 PM »
If you are self publishing, you are the art director and can use what you want as you determine the esthetic. But this may turn off some buyers who want kids to see correct punctuation. Visuals may not be a good enough reason not to have it. For trade publishing, I'd use them. You want the editor to thin you understand the rules of grammar.
6
Picture Books (PB) / Leniency in punctuation for aesthetics?
« Last post by zvree on Yesterday at 04:59 AM »
 :help2

Hi folks, checking please re our freedom in style in picture-books use of periods.
In my case regarding small statement sentences, and a page of many animal kids in a family each expressing some minor thing eg "I'm hungry", "Mama, now", "My tummy hurts"etc. 
Does each mini statement/sentence need to end with a period, or eg can they all have no period?
Of course technically they should in non picture-books. Stylistically it looks better without in this case. It's a very busy page and just seems like there should be no periods for the feel of it.
However, I don't want to draw criticism later on. There are a few other pages with similar mini statements.
Tia! 

:hearts

7
Research / Re: I want to interview some NASA employees for my latest book
« Last post by lrzajac on March 18, 2023, 04:03 AM »
NASA probably has a public relations department that handles communication with journalists. They may be able to put you in touch with someone who can answer your questions. Employees may be permitted from speaking due to security clearances. When my daughter worked there for about 6 months as a consultant, I joked with her, "So, tell us all the things you're not supposed to talk about."  Silence😂. 
8
Research / Re: I want to interview some NASA employees for my latest book
« Last post by RebeccaL-G on March 17, 2023, 07:24 PM »
Children's author Kirsten Larson is a former NASA employee. You might try reaching out to her. https://kirsten-w-larson.com/about-kirsten/
9
Research / Re: I want to interview some NASA employees for my latest book
« Last post by dewsanddamps on March 17, 2023, 07:07 PM »
Frederick, you should call them. Be sure to contact the correct facility for what you want.

And be warned--everybody at NASA is lovely and helpful except for the spokesperson at JPL, who is an utter ass and will absolutely not answer questions--even though it's his job. If you need to talk to anybody at JPL you're going to need a workaround.
10
Research / Re: I want to interview some NASA employees for my latest book
« Last post by frederick-thurber on March 17, 2023, 06:43 AM »
I do have security clearance; maybe that will help, although my book has nothing to do with anything secret.  Quite the opposite.

I did make an inquiry with a NASA P/R person, but all I have gotten so far is crickets.  Their bureaucracy must be huge; hopefully my request has not ended up in their equivalent of the slush pile.
Pages: [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10