This intensive is for folks who are ready to write. The intention is for writers to move from ideation to completion of at least a first draft of a book. It will require strong intention and focus, writers must be ready to work. Facilitation is by award-winning author, reviewer, and children’s literature researcher Breanna J. McDaniel, PhD

It will cover:

• Idea Generation, where do I start?

• Character development, the "Whos" of your story, starting broad and narrowing your focus.

• Page turns and arc build-ups, two of the most critical elements for a picture book text to capture the whole story within the restraints of the genre.

• Wrapping up the story, knowing when to review, revise, reset, and when you've completed the text.

Also included: 

• Writing Prompts

• Starter Templates

• One Manuscript Review

I think it’s important for all my courses to provide some historic and contemporary context for why, how, and where our ideas may be converging to create our art right now. Pretty much everything I do within children’s literature, including my writing and reviewing, is fueled by my researcher’s curiosity and this workshop will probably be tinged by that experience as well. Please note that in advance of signing up for the workshop.

To gauge interest, there will only be ten spots open for this first workshop, but if it looks like it could be a good fit for the writing community in Atlanta, I’ll open up more levels for the workshops and maybe see what else we can cook up.

$150 per person, 10 spots only

Join us over Winter Break for a 2 hour workshop on writing a picture book with award-winning author Breanna J. McDaniel

This intro course provides a foundational understanding of the picture book format. It's open for folks interested in writing picture books or anyone interested in learning more about children's books.

It will cover:

-Form and Structure, what makes a picture book a picture book and not just words and images together.

-What's Trending, what's piquing the interest of publishers and reviewers right now within the world of picture books.

-The AI Question, what are some of the current ideas surrounding AI within publishing and the community of picture book creators.

$75 per participant, 15 participants max

Educators, get a head start on your holiday shopping and celebrations! Join us for a drink at Beer Girl (they have non-alcholic options too!) and 15% off your purchases at Impossible Moon Bookshop!

Hooray we have another special guest for our storytime next week!! I hope you're not getting tired of me but JUST in case you are ☺️

Join us and local author extraordinaire Laurel Synder as she shares her gorgeous Hanukkah poems in The Book of Candles with illustrations by Leanne Hatch 🕎

We've had this book on our shelves since we opened so if you bought a copy and want to get it signed, bring it back for the storytime! AND if you want to buy a copy we'll have them on hand for folks to purchase and get signed by Laurel.

See you next Saturday, December 20th at 11:30 am!!