Have You Always Dreamed of Writing or Illustrating for Children?

Do you love to write or draw in your spare time, and wonder if someday you might even be a published author or illustrator of books for children? If so, you are not alone—every published author started out there!

If you are like me, maybe it’s a bit of a secret that even your closest friends don’t know about. Maybe you have been at it for years. But you have NO idea how to get help with your craft or find information about the publishing industry. If so, I get it. It’s hard to know where or how to start.

Which is why, years ago, I put together a list of the resources that helped me in the beginning. Of course, a lot has changed since then. Every day there’s more and more information out there, so (in a fit of productive procrastination), I recently went through my list and updated it. It’s certainly not exhaustive, but hopefully it’s more than enough to help you get going.

Thanks for visiting my website. I hope you find the page useful, and wish you the best in your children’s book journey!

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© Deborah Freedman 2014. Originally posted on Writing for Kids (While Raising Them) .