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How To Write a Picture Book For Children & Young Readers

Kit Carstairs · November 14, 2019 · 7 Comments

Book Spreads

You might think that writing a picture book will be easy… but you’d be wrong. Writing picture books for children is a remarkably competitive area. It’s also one of the trickiest forms of writing to get right. Generally speaking, picture books use very few words and have very … [Read more...] about How To Write a Picture Book For Children & Young Readers

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: children's book publishing, Children's books, Picture Books, Writing Childrens books, Writing for children, Writing Picture Books

Author Interview – Heather Hawkins

Kit Carstairs · October 17, 2017 · 2 Comments

Heather is the author of ‘Adventurous Spirit’, a memoir chronicling her life through its many challenges. You will see, below, that I’ve asked Heather to tell us a bit about herself… don’t be fooled by her modest coverage of her achievements. Heather is a warrior; a life loving, … [Read more...] about Author Interview – Heather Hawkins

Filed Under: Adventure fiction, All About Editing, Author Interviews, Getting Published, Non-fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure writing, Adventurous Spirit, Australian Authors, authors, editing, Heather Hawkins, Marathon Running, Sports autobiographies, Sports writing, The Manuscript Agency, Travel writing, Writing

May 2016: Manuscript Discount offer

Kit Carstairs · May 10, 2016 · 2 Comments

What do you have to do to enjoy a 15% discount on any of our manuscript development services? Simply share this page (with the video) on your social media site (Facebook or Twitter), let us know about it and you will be eligible for the 15% discount, don't forget to include … [Read more...] about May 2016: Manuscript Discount offer

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Names matter: choosing the right name for your characters

Kit Carstairs · March 26, 2015 · 3 Comments

The Great Gatsby Quote

Names matter. Whether they are quirky and memorable, or simply a way of embodying the dullness of a character, it is important to get it right. Some authors like Ernest Hemingway, used simple names and didn’t feel that unusual or extraordinary names were the key to an … [Read more...] about Names matter: choosing the right name for your characters

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: atticus finch, authors, Books, Character names, characters, Charles Dickens, Harry Potter, literature, Mr Darcy, Narnia, sherlock holmes, To Kill a Mockingbird

Christmas Dreaming…and writing challenges!

Kit Carstairs · December 24, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Christmas images compilation

Tia is a regular contributor on our Facebook page and she willingly took up the 'Christmas Dreaming' writing challenge that I set a few days ago. I posted the following photos and suggested that my talented writers use the images as writing inspirations – to write a 1000-word (or … [Read more...] about Christmas Dreaming…and writing challenges!

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