A Basic Guide to Writing, Selling and Promoting Children's Books

A Basic Guide to Writing, Selling and Promoting Children's Books
Title A Basic Guide to Writing, Selling and Promoting Children's Books PDF eBook
Author Betsy B. Lee
Publisher Learning Abilities Books
Pages 39
Release 2000-02
Genre Authors and publishers
ISBN 096588533X

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"Summary: Techniques about writing, selling, publishing, self-publishing, and promoting stories written for children; list of resources; indexed."--Title page verso

The Everything Guide to Writing Children's Books

The Everything Guide to Writing Children's Books
Title The Everything Guide to Writing Children's Books PDF eBook
Author Luke Wallin
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 304
Release 2011-01-18
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1440505497

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Rev. ed. of: The everything guide to writing children's books / Lesley Bolton. c2002.

Love in the Library

Love in the Library
Title Love in the Library PDF eBook
Author Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Publisher Candlewick Press
Pages 39
Release 2022-01-11
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1536225746

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Set in an incarceration camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII and based on true events, this moving love story finds hope in heartbreak. To fall in love is already a gift. But to fall in love in a place like Minidoka, a place built to make people feel like they weren’t human—that was miraculous. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Tama is sent to live in a War Relocation Center in the desert. All Japanese Americans from the West Coast—elderly people, children, babies—now live in prison camps like Minodoka. To be who she is has become a crime, it seems, and Tama doesn’t know when or if she will ever leave. Trying not to think of the life she once had, she works in the camp’s tiny library, taking solace in pages bursting with color and light, love and fairness. And she isn’t the only one. George waits each morning by the door, his arms piled with books checked out the day before. As their friendship grows, Tama wonders: Can anyone possibly read so much? Is she the reason George comes to the library every day? Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s beautifully illustrated, elegant love story features a photo of the real Tama and George—the author’s grandparents—along with an afterword and other back matter for readers to learn more about a time in our history that continues to resonate.

Self-Publishing Made Simple

Self-Publishing Made Simple
Title Self-Publishing Made Simple PDF eBook
Author April Cox
Publisher
Pages
Release 2021-09-15
Genre
ISBN 9781737557012

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Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market 2020

Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market 2020
Title Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market 2020 PDF eBook
Author Amy Jones
Publisher Penguin
Pages 402
Release 2019-12-03
Genre Reference
ISBN 0593191064

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The Most Trusted Guide to the World of Children's Publishing! The 32nd edition of Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market is the definitive and trusted guide for anyone who seeks to write or illustrate for kids and young adults. If you're a writer or an illustrator for young readers and your goal is to get published, CWIM 2020 is the resource you need. In this book, you'll find more than 500 listings for children's book markets, including publishers, literary agents, magazines, contests, and more. These listings include a point of contact, how to properly submit your work, and what categories each market accepts. This edition also features: • Interviews with bestselling authors including Cassandra Clare, N.K. Jemisin, Jacqueline Woodson, Leigh Bardugo, and more. • Craft articles on topics ranging from P.O.V., mocking-up picture books, and including diverse characters. • Business articles on topics such as making the most of your platform, tracking submissions, and blocking out distractions when you write, and much more.

Writing Children's Books For Dummies

Writing Children's Books For Dummies
Title Writing Children's Books For Dummies PDF eBook
Author Lisa Rojany Buccieri
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 390
Release 2011-03-03
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1118053214

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Everyone loves a children's book. And many dream about writing one. But is it actually possible for an unpublished writer—armed with a good story idea and a love of kids—to write, sell, publish, and promote a book? Yes, it is! Veteran children's book publishing executive and author Lisa Rojany Buccieri and author Peter Economy show you how, in their incredibly useful 2005 first edition of Writing Children's Books For Dummies®. Buccieri and Economy begin by explaining the basics of the children's book business, from the nuts and bolts of the various formats and genres—with helpful illustrations to aid you—to the intricacies of the book publishing market, a list of recent award-winning books, and a first peek into the particular mind set that writing children's books requires. (Hint: Throw out the adult rules, and think like a kid!) Then the authors dive into the actual writing process itself, with tips on setting up a workspace, brainstorming great book ideas, researching the subject you decide on, even speaking with the sorts of kids you hope will eventually read the book. They show you how to create compelling characters and develop them in the manuscript; how to outline and write a plot "arc" of conflict, change, and resolution; how to master the difficult art of writing dialogue; and how to use active (rather than passive) language to keep your story moving along and interesting to young minds. Or, if you're planning to write a creative nonfiction children's book—on a topic such as science, nature, or a historical figure, for example—the authors include a chapter on this, too. Ready, set, go... it's time to sit down and write! Once you've finished your book, however, the process has only begun. Now you will refine, submit, and hopefully sell your manuscript. Here again, the authors of Writing Children's Books For Dummies come through for you. They deliver solid advice on hiring an illustrator—or not; participating in workshops and conferences to learn the business and hone a story; finding an agent; and, finally, submitting the manuscript to publishers and—if you are successful—signing a contract. Along the way, the authors also include tips on handling rejection; a quick primer on the various editors in publishing houses (and how they work to make your book its best); and making a plan to publicize the book, including hiring a publicist if necessary. Like all For Dummies® books, Writing Children's Books For Dummies highlights "The Part of Tens," which includes the Ten Best Ways to Promote Your Story and More Than Ten Great Sources for Storylines. And the ever-helpful Cheat Sheet includes Tips for Editing your Children's Book Manuscript, Children's Book No-No's, Twelve Commandments for Writing Younger Children's Books, and Tips on Promotion. From setting down that first word on paper to doing a successful publicity tour, Writing Children's Books For Dummies gives you the confidence and the insiders' know-how to write and sell the story you've always wanted to write.

How This Book Was Made

How This Book Was Made
Title How This Book Was Made PDF eBook
Author Mac Barnett
Publisher Disney-Hyperion
Pages 0
Release 2016-09-06
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 9781423152200

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You may think you know how this book was made, but you don't. Sure, the author wrote many drafts, and the illustrator took a long time creating the art, but then what? How'd it get into your hands? Well, open the cover and read through these pages to find out. Just beware of the pirates and angry tiger. New York Times best-selling creators Mac Barnett and Adam Rex reveal the nitty gritty process of making a book . . . with a few unexpected twists along the way! Budding writers and artists will laugh at the mix of reality and the absurd as the story makes its way to a shelf, and a reader.