Story Development for Children's Books by Adams Media

Author:Adams Media
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: writing, children's books, story development
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2012-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Nonfiction

If you are writing a nonfiction book, you should have a well-defined topic. Be careful not to make the topic too broad. Narrow it down as much as possible and maintain your focus. You may want to write a one-sentence description of the book and put it up on the wall in front of you or on your computer — somewhere in your direct line of vision. If you ever feel yourself wavering from the main focus, read over your description again.

Before you begin writing, make sure you have all the sources you need within reach. If this involves several books, you may want to use sticky notes to mark specific passages or make notes. If you are especially industrious, you can use different colored sticky notes for your chapters. This will make referencing your sources quick and easy.

Your outline should be divided into chapters. Give each chapter a working title and list the points you want to cover in that chapter. You might find it helpful to give each chapter its own index card. (This also makes reorganizing easy.) When it comes time to write, you need only pull out that index card and you can concentrate solely on that chapter.

Remember that this is just an outline. It will help you organize your thoughts and develop your line of progression throughout the book. However, it doesn’t mean that this outline is set in stone. As you conduct more thorough research, you may find that you need to alter the outline somewhat. Outlines may be very bare, medium in detail, or very detailed. Try all three to discover which works best for you.

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