Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

Children’s book genres: How to choose which genre to write

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

This is part thirteenth of my serialisation of my kidilt genre course Space opera, steampunk and slashers, oh my! I’ll be sharing the content here every week over the coming months…

Children’s book genres: Why you need to know your genre AFTER you write your book

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

This is part twelve of my serialisation of my kidilt genre course Space opera, steampunk and slashers, oh my! I’ll be sharing the content here every week over the coming months…

Children’s book genres: Why you need to know your genre BEFORE you write your book

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

This is part eleven of my serialisation of my kidilt genre course Space opera, steampunk and slashers, oh my! I’ll be sharing the content here every week over the coming months…

Children’s book genres: Do agents need to know your subgenre?

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

This is part nine of my serialisation of my kidilt genre course Space opera, steampunk and slashers, oh my! I’ll be sharing the content here every week over the coming months…

Children’s book genres: Mixing genres

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

This is part eight of my serialisation of my kidilt genre course Space opera, steampunk and slashers, oh my! I’ll be sharing the content here every week over the coming months…

Children’s book genres: An art, not a science

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

This is part seven of my serialisation of my kidilt genre course Space opera, steampunk and slashers, oh my! I’ll be sharing the content here every week over the coming months…

Children’s book genres: Why is genre important in kidlit?

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

This is part six of my serialisation of my kidilt genre course Space opera, steampunk and slashers, oh my! I’ll be sharing the content here every week over the coming months…

Children’s book genres: How does genre work in kidlit?

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

This is part five of my serialisation of my kidilt genre course Space opera, steampunk and slashers, oh my! I’ll be sharing the content here every week over the coming months…

Children’s book genres: What’s a trope?

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

This is part four of my serialisation of my kidilt genre course Space opera, steampunk and slashers, oh my! I’ll be sharing the content here every week over the coming months…

Children’s book genres: What’s a subgenre?

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

This is part three of my serialisation of my kidilt genre course Space opera, steampunk and slashers, oh my! I’ll be sharing the content here every week over the coming months…