Workbook: Plot Your Picture Book 

Getting the story from your head - on to the page!
STORY DRAFTS: Picture Book Workbooks 
are great for mapping  out your story across the the industry standard number of pages for picture books - which is usually 32 or 24 pages. The workbooks give you a chance to test run how your story flows, and how your words and illustrations might work together on the page to convey your message. 

The workbooks have instructions on each page telling you what sort of things could be happening on each page in the story to keep a good pace, rhythm and plot within the pages available. There is plenty of room for you to scribble and sketch.

They are a 'hold in your hands', scribble on the page' plotting framework for writers and illustrators struggling to transform their idea into a picture book which flows well.

TELL ME MORE
The workbooks follow the same story structures shared by many successful picture books. So you can map your unique stories out, or generate well paced new stories, using these tried and tested templates. 

At either 24 or 32 pages long, the workbooks are exactly the length of  traditionally published picture books. On each page you will find plot points in light grey text, describing what should be happening in the story at each turn of the page. The layouts are based on picture books that have already worked in the market. . 

The Workbooks are designed for first, second and third drafts - the ones that you don't show anyone!  Make a mess, make mistakes, fail, correct and explore your story and all its possibilities until it works!  

If a template is going to stifle your creativity, these workbooks are not for you. But if you have an idea for a picture book and want help getting it out of your head and on to the page - these workbooks can help you layout your idea in a way that will hold the attention of your readers. 

WHERE CAN I BUY THEM AND WHAT'S THE PRICE?
Only available in print, you can buy the workbooks now on Amazon for $9.99 each..  

Workbooks are fantastic picture book makers' tool for those who like to work with pen and paper and make great gifts for the wannabe writers in your life.  At only $9.99 each, you can sort out gifts and stocking fillers for 10 creative friends and family members for under $80!  

The workbooks are available in three popular dimensions for published picture books. and you can choose from five story arcs::
  • Find your tribe / place (belonging)
  • Mystery Solved (thinking)
  • Cautionary tale (resilience)
  • Alphabet
  • Counting
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Do you want to write and illustrate a picture book too? 
STORY DRAFTS - Plot Your Picture Book Layout-Workbooks for aspiring writer-illustrators, will be available in October 2019.

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Story & Plotting

You can use workbooks to help you make up a new story, or to pace out one you've already told. Either way the workbooks will help you to  organise you idea into book form.

Writing the Words

Workbooks are a great place to play with the words you have already; a space to try out little tweaks and changes that can make your story even better!

The Mix of Pics & Words

Move your pictures and text around so that the images and the words combine in the best way. That's the wonder of workbooks! They are not the finished product - they're where you're meant to make a mess!