Product Overview
Do You Want to Know How to Write a Childrens Book?
Have you ever said, Ive always wanted to write a book for kids! but then never got around to it? Maybe you didnt know where to start, or how to get a good idea. Now you can start to write your book for children when you read How to Write a Childrens Book, brought to you by the Institute of Childrens Literature.
There are so many different kinds of childrens books, from picture books to chapter books, middle grade novels, and young adult, its hard to know which way to go. Should you decide youre going to write for a particular age group and then come up with an idea that fits them? Or should you decide to write a story or article about a particular idea, then choose the age group thats right for it? Almost anything can become a nonfiction topic for young readers, given their curiosity and appetite for facts about the world around them. But each topic has to be aimed at the right readership. Youll have a much better handle on all this and more once you read the chapter How Old Is Your Reader?
How to Write a Childrens Book Will Start You on Your Way to Being an Author
Whether you you want to have a full-blown career writing childrens books, be traditionally publish, self-publish, or simply want one book to hand down to your own children and grandkids, How to Write a Childrens Book will help you.
Here's What You'll Learn from How to Write a Childrens Book:
- Where Do You Get Your Ideas? Bestselling childrens authors like Judy Blume, R.L. Stine, Jane Yolen and more share their answers. Youll find out how to know when an idea is worth following, and how to write a smart book.
- How to figure out which readership is right for you.
- How to target and hit the mark with your reader and make sure youre writing to the right age.
- How to get going, using writing prompts provided
- How to get to know your main character
- How to plot a great story
- What editors wish writers knew
- Five good tools that can get you into bad trouble
Whether youre a first time or advanced writer, youll love how inspirational and educational How to Write a Childrens Book is, and how much it helps you! All the way to the very end, where youll find
Your Organization Checklist
Character and Settings Checklist
Sentence Structure Checklist
Mechanics Checklist
