[Andi W. Posts: 576 Status: Offline WWW]

read this article by Lauren Shapiro interviewing Deirdre Jone, Assistant Editor at Little Brown Books for Young Readers!





http://metro.nyscbwi.org/news/a-story-in-a-1000-words-or-less


Thanks to DianaM for mentioning it on Twitter!

[Jean Reidy Posts: 817 Status: Offline I love kids' books!! WWW]

Oooh, Andi! Thanks for pointing us to this.

[Brian H. Posts: 191 Status: Offline Zeke, my God given inspiration! WWW]

Great article. Thanks for the link.

[Carol M Posts: 43 Status: Offline Lily in the Loft. YNWP, 2017 WWW]

Very helpful article.  Thanks for posting it, Andi.

[Stacy Posts: 59 Status: Offline]

Great article! Thanks so much for sharing it with us. 

[DianaM Posts: 1,192 Status: Offline Writer, rhymer, runner, punner. WWW]

Hey, I was just about to say that I tweeted about this article this morning and that I really liked it, too! Didn't even see your note. LOL.

I love contemplating pb structure.

[JulieM Posts: 909 Status: Offline WWW]

Thanks - it's a good read.

[LeslieG Posts: 220 Status: Offline WWW]

 

[jdmutters]

Very good info, especially for a new writer like me.  Thanks!

[Andi W. Posts: 576 Status: Offline WWW]

It's just as relevant for old writers like me ;-) . Ms. Jones does a great job breaking down PB structure. Thanks for sharing, Diana. 

[Elizabeth Maginnis Posts: 88 Status: Offline "The hand that rocks the cradle rocks the world." WWW]

Thank you for this!

[erinobrien Posts: 50 Status: Offline]

Great article. Thanks for the link!

[jessica-balseca Posts: 94 Status: Offline I love kids' books!]

THANKS!

Great link.

[tiggerandbug Posts: 25 Status: Offline Life is short. Don't waste it. WWW]

Good article to put in my bookmarks folder. Thanks for posting it.

[Rita Posts: 6 Status: Offline Oui,oui,oui, I love PBs!]

Hey, Andi,

Thanks for sharing this article.  Great formula ... a 9 point checklist to keep in mind when writing a PB!

Write on,
Rita

[Kelly Posts: 76 Status: Offline WWW]

What a great article!!! Thank you for sharing!

[Barbara Etlin Posts: 2,361 Status: Offline WWW]

Thanks for sharing it, Andi!