Should all picture books rhyme? Why use animals as characters? And what’s the deal with working with an illustrator? Picture book author (of more than 15 books) Rory H. Mather joins the podcast in this episode to discuss all of these things, as well as his own journey into the industry, and his latest titles, Laugh in the Bath and Mumma Bear.
00:00 Welcome
04:20 Writing tip: Learn to play an instrument (sort of)
08:23 WIN!: The CIA Book Club by Charlie English
11:40 Word of the week: ‘Psephology’
12:30 The world of words: Capitalising the seasons
14:05 Writer in residence: Rory H. Mather
15:00 Rory explains his love of writing picture books
18:45 How Rory got his start
22:55 Where he gets his ideas from
26:30 Why writing animals can be a good thing
27:47 The importance of curiosity
29:40 A discussion about picture books that rhyme
31:39 Who is the picture book audience?
32:30 Working with illustrators
37:00 Selling books to publishers
40:48 Remembering the first book he signed
41:30 The economics of picture book writing
42:30 Telling succinct stories
45:05 Writing longer books
47:33 More books coming up
49:30 Final thoughts
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