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Writing Children's Fiction
by A. P. Winter
It's a great time to write that book, so why not join for some short, cosy, insightful episodes with a published children's author. Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. Send a donation to support the podcast here: https://paypal.me/WritingChildrensFict A supporting book 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' is now available here: amzn.to/31gC45h
Episodes
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41. Short Easy Timelines
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 41. What's a fast way to create more interesting change in a story? Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. If you'd like to support the podcast with a one-time donation, the link to do so is:...
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40. A Different Approach to Premise
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 40. How can the idea of 'premise' create better stories? Looking at decisions of character and consequences from 'The Art of Dramatic Writing' by Lajos Egri. Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. If you'd like to support…
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39. Fast Planning
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 39. What's a fast way to plan a complex story? Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. If you'd like to support the podcast with a one-time donation, the link to do so is: https://paypal.me/WritingChildrensFict Buy the…
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38. Publishing FAQs
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 38. What happens when you're ready to publish? Answering questions about the publishing process. Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. Buy the podcast book 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' and unlock your writing...
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37. Patient Description
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 37. What does patient description look like? Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. Buy the podcast book 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' and unlock your writing potential here: amzn.to/37aw7cG All content created by...
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36. Picture Books - Honing the Story
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 36. How to hone an idea for a picture book into a strong draft, with lots of examples. Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. Buy the podcast book 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' and unlock your writing potential…
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Special Course Announcement
Please check out the link here if you would like to take part in these inspiring sessions: https://continuingstudies.uvic.ca/arts/courses/inspired-writing As always, if you want some advice with your ongoing projects, or would like to register interest in other creative writing courses in the...
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35. Are Cliffhangers Useful?
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 35. How the moments of highest tension in your story can help you generate ideas and plan your projects. Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. Buy the podcast book 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' and unlock your...
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34. Historical Children's Fiction (With Penny Boxall)
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 34. Talking with the brilliant Penny Boxall about the steps she took to create her successful historical children's novel 'Letty and the Mystery of the Golden Thread' and how it feels to have a book out in the stores. Check out the novel here:...
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33. Intrigue
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 33. How do we weave intrigue into our stories? Recapping ideas about 'Why Questions' and showing intrigue in action. Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. Buy the podcast book 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' and...
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32. Your Creative Journal
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 32. What are creative journals? A personal approach to making progress with notebook writing and scripting techniques. Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. Buy the podcast book 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' and...
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31. Approaching Agents
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 31. What is a literary agent and how can they help? Including personal experiences and pitfalls. Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. Buy the podcast book 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' and unlock your writing...
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30. Find what's special
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 29. How do you find what's special in a scene that isn't quite working? Including a clear example and approaches to giving feedback. Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. Buy the podcast book 'Writing Children's Fiction:...
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29. What is Good Writing Feedback?
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 29. How do you identify useful writing feedback and advice? Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. Buy the podcast book 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' and unlock your writing potential here: amzn.to/37aw7cG All...
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28. The Thread of Interest
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 28. What do we mean by finding the thread of interest? Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. Buy the podcast book 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' and unlock your writing potential here: amzn.to/37aw7cG All content...
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27. Third Person Limited
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 27. What is limited third person and how is it used? Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. Buy the podcast book 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' and unlock your writing potential here: amzn.to/37aw7cG All content...
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26. Overwriting Continued
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 26. How can we avoid overwriting in the fabric of our stories? Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. Buy the podcast book 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' and unlock your writing potential here: amzn.to/37aw7cG All...
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25. Overwriting
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 25. What do we mean by overwriting and should you worry about it? Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. Buy the podcast book 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' and unlock your writing potential here: amzn.to/37aw7cG…
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24. Approaching Description
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 24. What are some thoughtful ways of dealing with description? Check out writing support services at apwinterauthor.com Buy the podcast book 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' and unlock your writing potential here: amzn.to/37aw7cG All content created by...
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23. Finding Your Style
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 23. What do we mean by style and how do you develop it? Buy the podcast book 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' and unlock your writing potential here: amzn.to/37aw7cG All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter. If...
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22. The Practice of Editing
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 22. What does the practice of editing look like? Buy the podcast book 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' and unlock your writing potential here: amzn.to/37aw7cG All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter. If you'd...
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21. Confict in Every Part of a Story?
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 21. Is there conflict in every part of a story? Buy the podcast book 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' and unlock your writing potential here: https://amzn.to/37aw7cG All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter. If...
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20. Dialogue and a Special Announcement
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 20. How do we begin to write better dialogue? And NEW BOOK RELEASED - buy 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' here today: https://amzn.to/31gC45h All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter. If you'd like to support…
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19. Curious Catalysts: Part 2
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 19. How can catalysts and the 'rejection of the call' help us think about story in general? The second of a two-parter. Comparing some approaches to early structure. All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter. If you'd...
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18. Curious Catalysts: Part 1
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 18. What are catalysts ? The first of a two-parter. Looking at the useful idea of catalysts in shaping the early sequences of stories. All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter. If you'd like to support the podcast, you...
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17, Action and Adventure: Part 2
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 17. How do we write action? The second of a two-parter. Looking at the line-by-line of action and some simple steps for exciting scenes. All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter. If you'd like to support the podcast…
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16. Action and Adventure: Part 1
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 16. What makes action worthwhile? The first of a two-parter. Looking at the broader structure of action sequences and what makes a good and bad basis for action. All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter. If you'd like…
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15. What are your characters doing?
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 15. What are our charcters doing? Looking at how we present characters in scenes, and how we underline a sense of different characters doing different things. All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter. If you'd like to...
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14. Effective Scenes: Part 2
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 14. The second in a two part topic on good scenes. This week, looking at the features that make scenes stronger, and how to create more effective sequences of scenes. All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter. If you'd...
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13. Effective Scenes: Part 1
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 13. The first in a two part topic on good scenes. This week, defining what scenes are, and what they need. Also, sharing the beginnings of a framework for scene creation. All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter. If...
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12. Writing When You're too Busy to Write
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 12. How do we stay motivated and keep working towards our goals, even when we don't have as much free time as we'd like? All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter. If you'd like to support the podcast, you can now…
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11. Find Your Big Idea
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 11. Building on the Six Steps to Write a Children's book, we look at generating ideas and sparking inspiration. All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A.P. Winter.
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10. Three Tips for Character Creation
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 10. How to start adding depth to characters with three simple steps, whether you're in the planning stages of a story or working on edits. All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter.
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9. Reading Like a Writer
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 9. What does it mean to read as a writer, and how can a surprisingly simple aspect of writing help create a more interesting story? All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter.
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8. Writing a Children's Book in Six Steps
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 8. A straightforward overview on how to approach writing a children's book from scratch. All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter. If you'd like to support the podcast, you can now donate the price of a coffee through...
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7. The Wonderful Wizard of Prose
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 7. Asking the question: 'How do we get better at writing?' - looking at the nuts and bolts of fiction with narration, tense and psychic distance. All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter.
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6. Ending's Game
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 6. Asking the question: 'What makes a good ending?' All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter.
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5. Where the Wild Things Argue
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 5. Asking the question: 'What is conflict and how do we make use of it?' All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter.
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4. George's Arbitrary Medicine
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 4 Asking the question: 'What makes a story seem plausible?' All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter.
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3. The Line, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 3. Asking the questions: 'How do I write the first line of a story?' and 'Can a computer write children's fiction?' All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter.
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2. The Very Hungry Authorpillar
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 2. Asking the questions: 'How do we tell better stories?' and 'Can you make money as a writer?' All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter
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1. The Great Glass Elevator Pitch
Writing Children's Fiction. Episode 1. Asking the question: 'What is a story?' and figuring out how to begin crafting an idea. All content created by creative writing lecturer and children's author A. P. Winter.
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It's a great time to write that book, so why not join for some short, cosy, insightful episodes with a published children's author. Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. Send a donation to support the podcast here: https://paypal.me/WritingChildrensFict A supporting book 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' is now available here: amzn.to/31gC45h
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It's a great time to write that book, so why not join for some short, cosy, insightful episodes with a published children's author. Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. Send a donation to support the podcast here: https://paypal.me/WritingChildrensFict A...
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