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The Assignment-Develop A Picture Book Concept
The Assignment-Develop A Picture Book Concept
"The Assignment"
A Process for Developing Picture Book Ideas
Jim Averbeck
STEP 1 : CREATE A LIST OF THEMES.
A Word or Phrase
Short
Vague
Weighty, Pregnant with Possibilities
Quirky
Open to Interpretation and Imagination
A process of synthesis.
Questions can be almost anything. But you can start with
variations on Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How.
Write the questions and answers down.
Writing and
Revising Picture
Book Manuscripts