Audio Interview: Writing and Editing Books for Young Readers with Howard Lovy and Amelia Ross

On the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, host Howard Lovy talks to Amelia Ross, a developmental editor and children’s librarian who specializes in KidLit, about what authors need to know when writing for young readers. Amelia explains the differences between board books, picture books, early readers, chapter books, middle grade, and YA, and why age categories matter. She also discusses authentic voice, age-appropriate content, the role of illustrations, and why children’s books work best when lessons emerge naturally through story and character.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-writing-and-editing-books-for-young-readers/

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Coming up tomorrow! One key skill for developmental editors is the ability to identify a draft's emerging themes. In our webinar with Kathryn Jepsen, learn how to search for themes and better align a text with its theme to help a writer create a stronger, more cohesive story: https://webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_webinar/developmental-editing-skills-clues-to-help-you-unearth-a-storys-theme/

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One key skill for developmental editors is the ability to identify a draft's emerging themes. In our Mar. 31 webinar with Kathryn Jepsen, learn how to search for themes and better align a text with its theme to help a writer create a stronger, more cohesive story: https://webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_webinar/developmental-editing-skills-clues-to-help-you-unearth-a-storys-theme/

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#DevelopmentalEditing #Editing #Fiction

One key skill for developmental editors of fiction is the ability to identify emerging themes in a draft. In our Mar. 31 webinar with Kathryn Jepsen, learn what makes a theme strong enough to sustain a novel, methods of searching for themes and ways to better align a text with its theme to help a writer create a more cohesive story: https://webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_webinar/developmental-editing-skills-clues-to-help-you-unearth-a-storys-theme/

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#Editing #DevelopmentalEditing #Fiction

One key skill for developmental editors of #fiction is the ability to identify a draft's emerging themes. In our Mar. 31 webinar with Kathryn Jepsen, learn what makes a theme strong enough to sustain a novel, how to search for themes and ways to better align a text with its theme to help a writer make a more cohesive story: https://webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_webinar/developmental-editing-skills-clues-to-help-you-unearth-a-storys-theme/

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My August in writing, wherein I face rewriting an arguably broken draft.

https://escapewindow.com/blog/2025-08-31-august-in-writing/

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