Pitch Writing for Non-fiction Picturebooks
Developing an Idea 1
A course by Isabel Thomas , Science Writer and Children's Book Author
Joined April 2021
Joined April 2021
About the video: Developing an Idea 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I’ll begin developing my idea for a picture book on invasive species into a fully-fledged concept with the help of my second key ingredient: an original hook.”
In this video lesson Isabel Thomas addresses the topic: Developing an Idea 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
“ Developing an Idea If you followed the last lesson's steps, you might've come up with a great idea for an area that you can look at as you develop your non-fiction idea. For me, this was invasive species, animals that find themselves or get put by humans into the wrong habitats at the wrong time. This has the first key ingredient for a children's non-fiction book, a link to a popular theme. If you go into a children's bookshop, you'll see shelves full of animal books. We know that children and parents love to explore the wonderful world of animals. But that's not enough on its own, I coul...”
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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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