Hope you all had an enjoyable weekend. In my corner of the universe it was above 60 degrees today. Delightful!!!
On to my latest secret. I am entering a local writing contest. No secret about that, but the great thing is, they have given us a judging sheet to see how each judge ranks our story. We will actually receive the sheets after the contest with our score and the judges critiques. That is a pretty valuable piece of information. Looking at the judging sheet has really made me look at my own writing a little differently. Based on these qualities, would your writing make the cut?
1) Marketability
2) Visual Scene Changes
3) Appropriate Language
4) Age Appropriate Material
5) Engaging Characters
6) Plot
7) Meter
8) Rhyme
I'm sure their is a book out there broken down into chapters for each of these qualities. Mind you, this is for fictional picture books. I am going to type up the list and tape it in front of my writing desk. These are really great points to ponder as we all work on our masterpieces. Until next time.
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