Shortening the Text

The last couple of days I have been concentrating on compressing the text so that it is more suited for the kind of book I want to go for. It was quite difficult at first because it is very long and there are quite a few vital parts to it as well as parts that I felt gave the story character. In the end, however, I knew that it isn't the writing I am trying to emphasise, but the art work.

I had a look at an existing shortened version of it via this website http://shortstoriesshort.com/story/the-snow-queen/ which really helped to get me into the mindset of writing concisely and to the point.
I have completed it today but am aware the text may need some further tweaking in the future after I have produced some of the illustrations!

The target audience for my book will still be to appeal to both children and adults.

Listing and planning out the illustrations on each page