Pitch Writing for Non-fiction Picturebooks
Generating Ideas 1
A course by Isabel Thomas , Science Writer and Children's Book Author
Joined April 2021
Joined April 2021
About the video: Generating Ideas 1
Overview
“After exploring the world of non-fiction picture books, you are probably already buzzing with ideas. I know I am after each visit to a bookshop or library! In this lesson, I’ll show you how I brainstorm new ideas with the help of mind-mapping techniques.”
In this video lesson Isabel Thomas addresses the topic: Generating Ideas 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pitch Writing for Non-fiction Picturebooks. Learn how to form a captivating idea for a picturebook and develop it into a professional book proposal that engages publishers.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Generating Ideas After exploring the exciting world of children's non-fiction, you're probably already buzzing with ideas. I know I am after every visit to a bookshop or library. In this lesson, we'll work together to develop those initial sparks of inspiration, and draw out an idea to develop into a professional pitch. Before we get going, I'll start by saying an important thing about ideas. Don't get too attached to one idea. There's a saying, "Everyone has a book in them" which is from the world of fiction. As a non-fiction writer, you should see yourself as an IP creator, a bank of id...”
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Course summary for: Pitch Writing for Non-fiction Picturebooks
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Areas
Children's Illustration, Children's Literature, Creative Writing, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Picturebook, Storyboard, Storytelling, Writing
Isabel Thomas
A course by Isabel Thomas
Isabel Thomas is an award-winning science writer and children's book author based near Cambridge, UK. She studied engineering science, then human sciences at the University of Oxford, during which time she worked at the student newspaper and fell in love with journalism. After graduating, Isabel worked as a then-trainee editor at a local publishing house where she began writing short books for beginner readers and working on her passion for writing in her spare time.
Isabel has since published more than 180 books in over 30 languages. Her critically-acclaimed book Moth: An Evolution Story won the AAAS Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books 2020 and was named a book of the summer by the Financial Times. She has also been shortlisted for other prizes including the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize. As well as this Isabel writes features for children’s science magazines, creates non-fiction resources for organizations such as the BBC, and speaks at festivals, schools, and other events.
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