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Viewing Post from: Writing for Children and Teens

Cynthea Liu and her bunny Snoop dish about writing for children and teens with their free online crash course, writing tips, and author interviews!

1. RLGL: Round 1 Results IN PROGRESS

By: Cynthea, on 3/6/2014
Blog: Writing for Children and Teens (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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RLGL	Format	Back to Start	Send Next Page	Notes
1	MG		X
2	YA		X*	Feels a shade overwritten. Try not to narrate every minor movement to this level of excrutiating detail. Touches where its important. Forget the rest.
3	PB		X*	Story feels a bit older for the picture book market
4	YA		X
5	MG		X
6	PB		X*	Hoping this will not read like a punch-line
7	PB		X*	Not usual PB fare, this one may be a tough one to market, given the characters, but let’s see where this go. Well-written/vivid.
8	PB	X		Interesting idea, but the MC did not seem compelling to follow. Consider shortening the intro. A bit repetitive.
9	MG		X	Circle the # of physical actions in this 1/2 page. Give me what’s important. It’s a bit frenetic to read.
10	PB		X*	Seems long and wordy for a PB opening. Hmm…
11	PB		X*	Concerned this premise has been done recently several times, but maybe this one’s execution is even better. Let’s hope!
12	PB		X*	A bit hard to understand for a PB audience, but let’s see where this goes.
13	YA		X*	Not the strongest start for YA in terms of content, but let’s see where this goes.
14	PB	X		It’s not the concept as much as it is the notion that this animal would not eat what she wants so desperately to have, preface this early on if it’s nonsensical for the species so the reading is more comfortable.
15	PB	X		Premise wasn’t right for this pooch, but try again with another story!
16	PB		X
17	PB	X		This reads older in style and age of the MC for PB audience; also need a more compelling opening. This feels a bit every-dayish.
18	PB	X		This would definitely fit chapter book format better for voice and situation, when compared to the typical picture book.
19	PB	X		Premise did not seem appealing for this pooch. Try again with another story!
20	PB	X		Difficult to follow what was happening.
21	PB	X		Concept seems workable, but execution felt flat. Commonplace scenarios in PBs could stand to be more fictionalized to make this more compelling.
22	PB		X
23	PB	X		Premise wasn’t right for this pooch, but try again with another story! Nice humor though
24	PB		X*	Great title but execution feels mature for PB audience. The pooch will give it another page because the concept is great. Let’s see where this goes
25	PB	X		Mixed feelings on this premise. Seemed cute but oddly violent? at the same time. A few tweaks should fix this
26	MG		X*	This seems fun, but the pooch is not that into the species of the MC. However, he is curious to see what happens next.
27	PB		X*	This premise is giving Kissy flashbacks. Slightly concerned that this is reading a bit darker than it should as an opening for a PB.
28	PB		X*	This is probably not every editor’s cup of tea, but we want to see what happens next
29	PB	X		While well-written, for the PB format this reads a bit too much like a longer work, given the narrative style. Also, very every-dayish too, that it doesn’t immediately demand the pooch’s attention
30	YA		X*	A bit confusing which way she’s going, why, and time of day.
31	PB	X		We think we may have seen this one before, but regardless the premise feels every-dayish / like typical from kids and their imaginations versus something that’s fictionalized
32	PB	X		Concept seems too loose, given the species and what they are talking about. Motivate your choice of animal. Also as an opener, this is quite chatty.
33	PB	X		While quite realistic, this felt like a commonplace/veryday situation and doesn’t quite make for a unique and grabbing PB opener. The style also leans toward something more commonly seen in longer works.
34	PB	X		This was also another PB that opened with a fairly commonplace situation. This could be pushed a lot further to make it standout better among the competition.