How to Write and Illustrate a Childrens Book

How to Write and Illustrate a Children’s Book, Part 1 © 2012 Corie Barloggi

How to Write and Illustrate a Children’s Book Part 1: The Writing Process

First Questions Asked? ? ? • Who is my audience? What age level am I writing for? – – Youngsters – Baby to 5 year olds Primary Grades Secondary Grades Adults – – Fiction Nonfiction Biography Cookbook • What type of Story am I going to write (genre)? Romance Science Fiction Poetry Horror, etc… • What type of Book am I going to write? – Picture Book – Chapter Book – Novel

Parts of the Writing Process • Prewrite • Time to Think about your Writing • What are you going to write about? • Make a list of things you want to write about and things you know about • What type of story are you going to write? • Funny • Scary • Personal Narrative, etc. My list – – – – Animals My students My family Art Traveling Joshua Poetry

Parts of the Writing Process • Drafting – Time to Write it Down Once upon a time… There lived a cat named Jack…. He had a bushy, white-tipped tail…

I began writing my story… • • • I sat on my sofa and typed my thoughts onto my computer I only typed the beginning of my story then I put everything away. I left it alone for about 2 weeks After about 2 weeks I went back to my story and reread it I then added more to my story I did this process for another couple of months before I had my rough draft written of my story, In Jack’s Mind

Parts of the Writing Process • Revising – Time to Improve my writing • Remember the Revising and Editing parts of the Writing Process are Ongoing – (You revise then edit, then revise and edit again) – It keeps going until you publish you’re satisfied with your writing

Parts of the Writing Process • Editing – Time to Make Things Correct

Revising and Editing HAPPENS again and again… to now k you these e l p peo u with ps. t Ge lp yo g ste he ngoin o I have to remember it’s okay to cry during these steps!

Remember…

Draft Prewrite Publish Revising and Editing are ongoing throughout the whole writing process until the writing is PUBLISHED. Revise and Edit I had to make sure my text matches my AUDIENCE!

Parts of the Writing Process • Publishing – Time to Share my Writing Remember… Publishing means that your writing and illustrations are complete! These two components also work together!

Any Questions?