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The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly... How to Handle Book Reviews

By Paula Yoo - Posted on April 25th, 2008

Below is a reprint of a blog entry by esteemed children's book author Uma Krishnaswami from her website. She had reviewed my novel, GOOD ENOUGH, and I had sent her an email thanking her for her fair and balanced review.

Uma had given my book a great review, except for one part where she criticized a scene I had written. The review is below:

Children's Literature Review

Greg's Writing Tip No. 1

By Paula Yoo - Posted on February 22nd, 2008

(Paula's Note: Occasionally, my wonderful and esteemed BFF and paulayoo.com website administrator and creator GREG will pop in with his own very helpful writing tips. In addition to being a genius MacDaddy and computer IT consultant and web developer, Greg is also an extremely talented writer with produced television script credits. So without further ado, I introduce you to the occasional random Writing Tips From Greg...)

A peek into my writing batcave! (How I Draft a Children's Picture Book Biography)

By Paula Yoo - Posted on February 22nd, 2008
Peek into my Writing Batcave!

I want to share with you my writing process when it comes to non-fiction picture books. You get a rare peek into my writing batcave!

Writing Tip #3 - Using a different narrator other than the main character to tell his/her story

By Paula Yoo - Posted on February 22nd, 2008
Writing Tip #3 - Using a different narrator other than the main character to tell his/her story

Writing Tip #2 - What to do if your subject isn't "kid friendly"

By Paula Yoo - Posted on February 22nd, 2008
Writing Tip #2 - What to do if your subject isn't "kid friendly"

Another problem with writing a biography for children is that many famous people have controversial lives. What if your subject's life wasn't 100 percent “kid friendly”?

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