mercredi 18 juin 2014

The Trick Of Childrens Book Authors In Los Angeles

By Ina Hunt


It is not an easy affair writing books for children. This has lead to formation of writing cartels in Los Angeles. The groups help them overcome many difficulties involved in this writing process. Childrens book authors in Los Angeles usually engage themselves in many events. They discuss plots, themes, characters, writing styles and even the financial matters involved in writing.

In this city, writers also organize conferences with the intention of sharing their experiences and ideas in writing for children. In most of their conferences, they invite experienced editors, writers and publishers to guide upcoming writers on issues involved in the publishing process. They also provide information concerning the market. Such knowledge is very essential for writers since it helps them know what to touch on in order to be accepted by their readers. Children are very choosy, and any slight error in writing may lead to rejection of their books.

These conferences are very crucial since they afford writers the opportunity of meeting and networking with people who have the most influence in the field. Almost all stakeholders; publishers, unpublished authors, published authors, and editors meet to address various key issues. Some amount of money is paid out as registration fees. This comes after dully going through a session of filling online forms. It is only after this that one qualifies to attend the conferences.

Other than conferences, authors in this whole city also have independent writing groups which also meet with objectives that are similar to those of conferences. Torrance Book Writing Group is a good of such groups. This group admits members after paying a registration fee of thirty dollars per year or fifty dollars for two years. This group is usually operated by volunteers, the registration fees payable is only meant to cater for expenses encountered in the process of running the group.

Once registered with such a group, writers get access to several benefits. These benefits include special treatment and invitations to all their critique sessions, discounted prices for workshops and access to a wide range of information on their website. The information is mostly meant to keep them informed of every activity organized for writers.

One of the themes discussed in one of the meetings was the need for diversity in writing for children. Diversity involves alluding to different aspects of human beings and their surrounding in the stories. As much as the kids need to picture themselves in the stories, they equally need to see human beings in different circumstances. They should witness them go through different experiences and difficulties. This means writers should strive to make their characters and events as true to life as possible. This will help the kids grow knowing that human beings are very different and complex.

Children are equally fond of stories that involve adventure. In modern days, there are so many stories about aliens, predators, vampires and witch hunters among others. Too much adventure should, however, not be used as a substitute for realism.

It is, therefore, very important for authors to meet like they do in this city. As seen here, such meetings help them grow as writers. They get to know the necessary ingredients in writing children stories, hence, becoming acceptable in the market.




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