Jane Whittingham
Read!
Yes, it's been said a million times before, but that doesn't make it any less true. The more you read, the better a writer you'll become. I write picture books, so I read heaps of picture books. I figure out what elements I like, which styles appeal to me, and what gaps there are in the market that I might be able to fill. Reading other writers' works helps me find my voice.
Read, read, read.
Yes, it's been said a million times before, but that doesn't make it any less true. The more you read, the better a writer you'll become. I write picture books, so I read heaps of picture books. I figure out what elements I like, which styles appeal to me, and what gaps there are in the market that I might be able to fill. Reading other writers' works helps me find my voice.
Read, read, read.
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