Saturday, June 20, 2009

How to write and illustrate your first children's storybook

How to write and illustrate your first children’s picture book

I thought over the next couple of weeks I’d give you some tips on how to get started writing and illustrating your first picture book for your kids.

There are a few simple steps to follow:

1. Find a story idea
2. Find a story structure
3. Write your story
4. Divide your story into pages and start sketching in some illustration ideas.
5. Find your illustrating style.
6. Decide on the physical look and size of your book.
7. Illustrate your story.
8. Publish your book on piggypublishingpdventures.ning.com
9. Bind your book
10. Share you book with your little one!

Tomorrow I’ll show you an easy way to find a story idea.

2 comments:

  1. Hi! I'm a Brit living in the outskirts of Stockholm!

    My kids are 6 and 7 (well, nearly 8). The 8yr old loves writing and illustrating her own stories.

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  2. Nice to meet you! My 4 year old has just started illustrating her own stories.

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