Mini-Books and My 6 Part Trick
I am often asked how I write a book, usually with expressions of hopeful awe and wonder that I’ve clearly conquered some lofty unattainable even magical goal, but the reality is really quite simple – it’s a 6 part trick!
All narratives follow six steps. Some of the six steps require a few pages in the final edit rather than just one, and some double pages don’t have any text at all, as the illustration can sometimes be enough to stand alone. (Good illustrations should go beyond the printed word, but that’s a topic for another blog). Either way, the six steps apply.
But writing the story is only half the process!
Once you have written your Six Page Trick, you have a few choices. You can keep it for your eyes only and get a warm glow every time you read it…. You could publish a final copy to use as gift to a loved one, or, you could publish professionally and let the whole world marvel at your magnificence.
But whether it’s private or public acclaim you seek, presenting your Six Page Trick can be done with a Mini-Book.
· Bring drafts to life for the first time.
· Create a unique card, gift or keepsake using a mini-book with hand written, hand illustrated content.
· Add several mini-books together for longer texts.
Truth be told, there are many ways to create a one-off hand-made book, but none are faster or easier that a folded mini-book.
To help you get writing, get creating and to help others to do the same, I have created a FREE instruction kit outlining my 6 Part Trick of storytelling, AND including a FREE mini-book folding template. Get your copy here!
Give it a try! Happy joy-chasing
Monique x
For Teachers:
Use the mini-book in your class to allow students to publish their work in a bookish way.
Need inspiration? In my picture book, Frank’s Tank, the ending calls students to action to write their own tank story.
