by Kate Peridot | Feb 23, 2023 | Agent and Publisher Advice, Children's Fiction, Children's non-fiction, Picture Book Knowhow
I write illustrated children’s non-fiction and fiction. I’ve sold 10 books over the last two years using this book proposal structure. My commissions range from 32-page picture books to 98-page illustrated fact books. Writing a concise, well-considered, market-focused... 
by Kate Peridot | Jan 26, 2023 | Children's non-fiction
It’s getting super creative, that’s what! Once upon a time, there were big heavy non-fiction books (probably called an encyclopaedia) that had some great facts, but these books were also used as a prop for a racetrack, a counterweight for the roof of a den, a throne... 
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.... 
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... 
by Kate Peridot | Dec 17, 2014 | Picture Book Knowhow, Writing Theory
Picture books are fairly formulaic. Most picture books have 32 pages of which around 24 pages make up the story. In theory up to 30 of the pages could be used for the story. There are also 24 page picture books (these are usually baby board books) with 16 pages for...