Learn to Write – Show Don't Tell!
Are you someone who wants to write children’s books? The truth of the matter is that writing children’s books still requires a fair amount of craftsmanship and understanding when it comes to the way that stories are put together, and one of the most important things that any author can learn is the concept of “show, don’t tell.” This is a phrase that gets bantered around a lot, but you will find that implementing it into your writing might be harder than you think it is. When you want to learn to write children’s books, remember that this is something that can mean the difference between getting an acceptance and a rejection.
Essentially, when you are looking at show, don’t tell, you are looking at a way of conveying mood and how your story is going. For example, what if you are writing a frightening Halloween story. When the monster shows up, you would not simply say that it was scary, and leave it at that! What is the monster doing that makes it scary? Is it large and hairy and does it have long teeth? Is it growling at the characters and frightening them, or is it simply sitting there, waiting to see what they are going to do next? Remember that this is what your audience is relying on, for you to describe to them.
