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How to write fantastic descriptive passages

How to write fantastic descriptive passages

by Kate Peridot | Mar 8, 2016 | Children's Fiction, Writing Theory

We’ve had lots of conversations in my critique group lately about how to describe places and people. So I thought I would check out how children’s greatest and best authors tackle it, starting with place… Here’s an extract from… His Dark Materials, by Phillip Pullman....
How to evoke emotion in your readers?

How to evoke emotion in your readers?

by Kate Peridot | Jan 13, 2016 | Picture Book Knowhow, Writing Theory

Karl Iglesias in Writing for Emotional Impact, states we can experience three different types of emotion when we read books or watch movies. Voyeuristic emotions relate to our curiosity about new information, new worlds and the relationship between characters. In this...

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