Writing for children

You're working on a fiction or non-fiction manuscript that's either a picture book, a chapter book, or aimed at Middle Grade readers. If the content of your book is for slightly older readers, click here to browse or Young Adult (YA) advice articles.

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10 min read
27th December 2020
Edited
24th January 2022
William Ryan provides tips on how to write a good synopsis (with a little help from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice). For lots more free advice on...
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4 min read
13th October 2020
Edited
24th January 2021

The term ‘reluctant readers’ is used for ease, although they are not always reluctant per se: some children have conditions that make the act of...

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4 min read
13th October 2020
Edited
24th January 2021

Most characters do not appear in your head fully formed; they develop gradually in much the same way as we get to know a new acquaintance....