I am sometimes asked about child rearing, as I was a single parent with my first daughter. As I observe many parents dealing with their children I find many things interesting. I look at how some parents make deals with their children to get them to do what they should be doing for their own good; or how they allow themselves to be manipulated by their children; how they continue to make excuses for their children whenever they come up short; how they allow their children to

We just wanted everyone to know that we at the Maji Muku Forest Workshop are now making podcasts about children’s books and the creative process, and that we wanted to invite other authors of children’s book to become a part of it. We believe that these podcasts can be really valuable in helping people become aware of what is happening in the world of children’s books, as well as to give publicity to the authors who are writing children’s books. This is in step with our philo

If you are reading this article chances are you are probably going to write your book. 1. Remember to give yourself a date to finish the book. 2. Remember you need to create a writing place and schedule. 3. To need to actually start to write your book Now that you know how to create your characters, you can EMBRACE YOUR CHARACTERS- make them walk and talk and come to life with clever dialogue and funny actions. The nicest part is that now you don’t have to worry about what yo

I have been writing and producing theatre shows in the U.K. and USA for over 25 years. I have produced both dramas and musicals. I find with any production, there are so many things to think about at once, and so many things that overlap simultaneously that it can become difficult to make sense of how it all fits together. Hopefully these tips will help the novice entering the world of theatre with the nuts and bolts of producing. (1-24)Pre-Production The first thing ones ne

DEVELOPING CHARACTERS: The characters are the main part of any story, so you want to make sure that those characters are ones that you like and can work with to tell an interesting story. I find a very good way of creating characters whether they are human or animals or mutants or whatever is to write down the “elements of the characters”. For example is the character, cheeky or timid, what age they are, what kind of animal or person they are, what is the environment the char

So you want to write a children’s book? The first thing you need to understand is that writing a children’s book is pretty much like writing any other book. I have heard a lot of people say “I have children” or “I work with children” and “so I am sure I could write a children’s book”. That may well be true, but those factors in and of themselves do not qualify a person to write a children’s book. What does qualify a person to write is one word that many people might not asso