Mastering the Flow – Writing Picture Books That Sing
Mastering the Flow
Writing Picture Books Rich in Rhythm & Read-Aloud Charm
with Patricia Toht & Michelle Schaub
An exclusive WriteForKids Session™
Who It’s For: All kidlit writers who want to write beautiful picture books.
What It Does: You’ll learn how to create picture book texts that sound beautiful out loud while still delivering a strong, clear story. Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, rhyme or prose, you’ll come away with tools you can use immediately in your own manuscripts.
What You Get: Lifetime Access to the Full Workshop + PDF Handout.
In today’s picture book market, lyricism is crucial.
There’s a reason why editors are drawn to lyrical picture books — and why read-aloud appeal can make the difference between a manuscript that’s “nice” and one that’s memorable and marketable.
Books that are joyful to read and hear are the books that parents and librarians buy – and the ones they tell their friends and colleagues about. They’re the titles booksellers keep reordering and pointing customers toward.
And they’re the ones that inspire youngsters to gleefully shout “Read that to me again!”
But lyricism is a tricky, intangible concept that few writers naturally achieve — and even fewer instructors teach effectively.
Patricia and Michelle are among those who deeply understand the principles of lyrical picture book writing, and they’ve created a workshop that breaks everything down in a simple, powerful way.
See what The Rhyme Doctors’ students have to say about
How to Write Rhyming Picture Books:
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Loved the unique breakdown of lyrical strategies and concrete examples from published books.
I’m looking forward to getting your handout and reading list–will be lugging home a new pile of library books to study.
JOANIE
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Excellent!
Excellent presentation, love the examples, helps so much to understand the information.
BECKY
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Wonderful webinar!
Just what I needed to strengthen my writing!
Loved the examples and suggested books!
NORA
Join award-winning authors, poets, and educators Patricia Toht and Michelle Schaub for a clear, easy-to-follow path to crafting lyrical, memorable picture books.
In this comprehensive class you’ll learn:
Why lyrical picture books are always at the top of editors’ wishlists.
How to use sentence length, white space and pacing to create flow.
The four major picture-book approaches and when each works best: (Structured Rhyme, Traditional Prose, Lyrical Prose & Hybrid styles)
How to effectively implement key poetic devices such as alliteration, assonance, repetition, metaphor, simile, and onomatopoeia — even when writing prose.
How to use imagery, structure and sound to create emotion, voice and forward motion on the page.
How to improve text that doesn’t flow when read aloud, and revision strategies to add lyrical flow anywhere in your manuscript.
…and much more!
Your Instructors: Patricia Toht & Michelle Schaub
Patricia Toht is the author of such award-winning picture books as Taxi, Go!, Together With You?, Pick a Pine Tree, Pick a Pumpkin and Dress Like a Girl.
Her poetry has been published in Highlights, Ladybug and other major children’s magazines.
Michelle Schaub is the award-winning author of the poetry collections Leafy Landmarks: Travels with Trees, Fresh-Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmers’ Market and Finding Treasure: A Collection of Collections. Her picture books include Dream Big, Little Scientist and A Place for Rain.
Michelle’s poems appear in several anthologies, including A World Full of Poems and Hop To It: Poems to Get You Moving.
Along with their partner Eileen Meyer, Patricia and Michelle comprise the acclaimed Rhyme Doctors editorial service.
Thank you!! Very informative!! So many great tips.
RENI
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