One of the long shots in this endeavor is that we've never been paid for our writing; not that we've never been published... Then we'll get the comments and reviews from the "editors". After a few more tweaks, we'll submit the manuscripts and see how they fly with agents. Besides, a good children's book...
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Time and place
When we first began the process of brainstorming the book, we thought it would be cool to have the story take place sometime in the past, like decades ago. We considered the 1950s or 1960s even though none of us is a child of the '50s or '60s.
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Read, read, read
...you never want your mind to grow stagnant. Reading stimulates the brain. That's the scientist in me making that statement (although I'm not a scientist). The artist in me appreciates that the writer paints a picture with words.
Both of my daughters have the same love for reading. They devour the latest bestsellers at a...
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Organization and research
"John grabbed a bunch of those little ring thingies, some pulleys, a few snapping whatchagoodies and put them in the bag."
We're finding organization is important. We need to have certain information at our fingertips. I don't want to visit Wikipedia or Google or Encarta every time a character does something I've never done. I'd...
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