Share this postYour Kid's Next Read Tips for young writersCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreTips for young writersHow to be a (hi)story detectiveAllison Tait·July 17, 2024Each book in author Mark Greenwood’s brand-new History Hunters series is an engaging and accessible recounting of a particular moment or story in Western Australia’s history. The Vanishing examines the disappearance of a pilot in 1978, while The Dragon’s TreasureRead full storyHow to be an Idea HunterAllison Tait·January 14, 2024This post for paid subscribers was written by Allison Rushby from Team YKNR. As an author, the question I’m most asked at school visits is, of course, the evergreen ‘Where do you get your ideas from?’. I always tell my young audience that the answer isn’t straightforward. I also like to tell them that ideas are not magical, rare things.Read full storyHow do readers grow into writers?Allison Tait·November 15, 2023Have you ever wondered what it is that turns a reader into a writer? How do authors go from consuming stories (at frantic pace, in many cases) to creating our own for others to read? It’s a question I often think about, so I decided to find out by asking a range of Australia’s best children’s authors to think about the building blocks of their journey into writing.Read full storyKatherine Rundell's top tip for young writersAllison Tait·September 11, 2023In episode 119 of the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast, we got to spend about 15 minutes with internationally acclaimed author Katherine Rundell, who shared insights into the research and writing process for her remarkable new novel ‘Impossible CreaturesRead full storyThree quick tips for young writersAllison Tait·August 20, 2023This post for paid subscribers was written by Allison Rushby from Team YKNR. This morning I did an interview about my The Wish Sisters series books for CBCA Book Week and the last question the lovely interviewer asked me was, “Can you give me three quick tips for young writers?”.Read full storyA story is like a jigsaw puzzleAllison Tait·June 2, 2023This post for paid subscribers was written by Allison Rushby from Team YKNR. When I’m speaking in schools, I often ask the children in the audience if any of them want to be a writer when they grow up. There are usually a few who say they do. And sometimes there are one or two who are already showing signs that they might actually become just that.Read full story
