So you want to write a children's book A step-by-step guide to writing and publishing for kids
Book - 2016
Young adults are in the prime position to write children's books, because they can actually remember what it was like to be a kid. This book gives the young audience everything they need to know to successfully write and publish a children's book, from understanding the children's book market to learning about illustrations and design.
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- Published
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Ocala, Florida :
Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc
[2016]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- 212 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-526) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781620232132
9781620232293
- Foreword
- Chapter 1. Why Write for Kids?
- The Silver Screen Loves Children's Books
- Kids Read More Than Adults
- You Might Be Able to Scrape Up A Living
- You Can Be Weird
- You'll Become a Word Master
- The Fan Mail Rocks
- Chapter 2. Types of Children's Books
- Baby Books (0 to 15 months)
- Board Books (l to 3 years)
- Picture Books (2 to 7; 7 to 12 years)
- Easy-to-Read Books (5 to 7 years)
- Early Chapter Books (7 to 10 years)
- Middle Grade Books (8 to 12 years)
- Young Adult (12 years and up)
- Children's Graphic Novels
- Plays
- Poetry
- Chapter 3. Getting to Know the Publishing Industry
- Different Parts of a Publishing Company
- Imprints
- Divisions
- Lines
- Types of Publishers
- Trade publishers
- Small and independent presses
- Mass market
- Case Study: Suzanne Lieurance
- E-publishers
- Educational publishers
- Religious publishers
- Book packagers
- Chapter 4. Writing for Kids: The Basics
- What Children Like to Read
- Case Study: Fiona Tapp
- Choosing a Topic
- Topics to avoid
- Coming Up With Ideas
- Write in a journal or notebook
- Life experience
- Case Study: Katia Novet Saint-Lot
- Looking to the media
- Brainstorming and mind-mapping
- Getting ideas down on paper
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Preaching to the choir
- Rhume crime
- The overweight draft
- Dumbing it down
- Not standing out
- A Word About Procrastination
- Chapter 5. Creating the Story
- Beginnings
- Voice
- Case Study: Aaron Shepard
- Choosing Narration
- First-person narration
- Second-person narration
- Third-person narration
- Characterization
- Character arcs
- Plot and Story Structure
- Setting and Scene
- Effective Dialogue
- Show and Tell
- Endings
- Chapter 6. The Final Writing Stages
- Revising and Rewriting
- Testing Your Ideas
- Dealing with rejection
- Targeting possible problems with your writing
- Other challenges
- Case Study: Susan Collins Thoms
- Chapter 7. Understanding illustration
- Sketchbooks
- Character Development
- Movement And Expressions
- Use Of Color
- Use Of Media
- When To Write And When To Illustrate
- Chapter 8. Marketing to Publishers
- Directory Listings
- Book Reviews And Publicity
- Press Promotion And News Releases
- Your Website Or Blog
- Researching Publishers
- Targeting Publishers
- Case study: Lisa Schroeder
- Chapter 9. Self-Publishing
- What Does Your Book Need?
- The Cost of Self-Publishing
- Planning Your Book
- Finding Writers, Illustrators, and Editors
- Determining Price
- Bottom-up
- Top-down
- ISBNs And Barcodes
- Chapter 10. Agents
- Do You Need One?
- All By Myself
- What to Look For
- Making sure the agent is legit
- Chapter 11. Crafting Your Submission: Query Letters and Submission Packages
- Why is it Important?
- How to Write a Query Letter
- Avoid These Common Mistakes
- Preparing the Submission Package
- Cover letters
- Overview and synopsis
- Proposals
- Sample chapters
- Storyboards and book dummies
- Hello From the Other Side
- Case Study: Lisa J. Michaels
- Chapter 12. Becoming a Pro: Networking and Promoting Yourself
- Networking as an Author/Illustrator
- Getsome Business cards
- Stay in tune with children's lit
- Go to conferences
- Case Study: Sarah S. Brannen
- PR and You
- School visits
- Book events and signings
- Book tours
- Radio and television interviews
- Case Study: Kathryn Starke
- Conclusion
- Afterword
- Appendix A. Sample Documents
- Appendix B. Information and Resources
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Author