The Everything Guide to Writing Children's Books: How to write, publish, and promote books for children of all ages!

by Luke Wallen, Eva Gordon, Peter Abrahams

Writing for kids is fun and rewarding--if you can break into the fiercely competitive world of children's book publishing. With this guide, you'll learn how to write and promote a children's book that will impress any publisher. Whether you have a basic idea or a manuscript ready to go, you'll find all you need to build a successful career as a children's book author.

This clear and concise guide helps you:


Formulate an original idea, create an outline, and write the book
Learn the basics of children's storytelling, from point of view to story pacing
Find helpful writing workshops and conferences
Design a winning book proposal, get an agent, and negotiate a contract
Create a marketing and publicity plan
Use professional and social networking sites to promote your book
Full of eye-opening insider information and invaluable writing advice, this book should be on every aspiring author's bookshelf!

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction, Ebooks, Childrens, Reference

304 pages, Paperback

First published December 18, 2010

Reviews

[Carline Francois · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading it. The guide help me to understand writing for children st different ages.It breaks down the type of stories to write for each age range, ie. Early reader, MG, YA. It guides through guerying, submitting MS, and on.....

[Winter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book offers a lot of great information.

[Gail Cavanaugh]

Very helpful in the planning process. It really is an everything guide. Contains good resources for finding publishers.

[Rocky Ybarra]

I am some what disillusioned about authoring a child's book after learning how difficult it is to get published. Oh well, it was fun writing kid's stories.

[Eva Gordon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never read the book but it ended up in my My Books. Not sure how. Looks good.