Pitch Writing for Non-fiction Picturebooks
Writing Sample Text
A course by Isabel Thomas , Science Writer and Children's Book Author
Joined April 2021
Joined April 2021
About the video: Writing Sample Text
Overview
“Now that I’ve thought about the voice I’m going to use in my picture book, I’m ready to begin writing some sample text to accompany my pitch. Watch as I dive back into my research, capture initial ideas and then edit them into a text I’m proud of. Along the way, I’ll give you tips to get you started on your own sample text, and I'll answer some common questions: how much sample text should I write, how should I present my manuscript, and should I include illustration ideas?”
In this video lesson Isabel Thomas addresses the topic: Writing Sample Text, 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
“ Writing Sample Text In this lesson, I'm going to write some sample text to accompany my pitching document. Why write sample text? There are two key reasons. First, it shows the publisher that you're pitching to that your idea has legs and you'll be able to deliver on it. Secondly, it's a key tool in making the book come to life in their head. As good as our pitching document might be, as well as we describe the book using the overview and proposal, the sample text just gives that bit of extra to your proposal and it's something a publisher would immediately ask for if they were interested...”
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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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