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Now, here’s our hand-picked selection of articles about how to write a children’s book. These are perfect places for beginning folks to start. Enjoy!
How to Publish a Children’s Book, Part 1 – Understanding Children’s Book Categories
The first step in knowing how to publish a children’s book is to understand the basic categories of children’s books and how they apply to…
How to Publish a Children’s Book: Part 2 – Learn How Children’s Book Publishers Work
Part Two of How to Publish a Children’s Book takes you inside a publishing house to explain exactly how books are selected, edited…
How to Publish a Children’s Book, Part 3 – Understanding How Self-Publishing Works
View How to Publish a Children’s Book Part 1 – Understanding the Categories of Children’s Books
View How to Publish a…
9 Reasons Why Magazine Writing May Be Perfect For You
by Suzanna Henshon
If your definition of breaking into publishing includes writing and selling a 300-page novel, or convincing a…
How to Deal with Critical Feedback on Your Work
by Suzanna Henshon
Have you ever received criticism? Yikes, it usually feels quite painful, particularly when it pertains to a story or poem…
5 Tips Every New Writer Should Know
by Geary Smith
As I sit here at my favorite place to write (something all new writers should have), my small desk beside my bed, it is about…
Teacher to Teacher Roundtable
A live discussion with educators who have become published children’s book authors. This is geared toward beginners and…
22 Reasons Why Teachers Should Write Children’s Books
I was chatting with a teacher friend recently and shared my belief that teachers are uniquely qualified to write kids’ books.
She…
Simple Techniques for Avoiding Rejection
by Geary Smith
Why was my children’s story submission rejected? I worked long and hard on the story and just knew it would be accepted…
9 Reasons Why Writing For Magazines May Be Perfect For You
by Suzanna Henshon
If your definition of breaking into publishing includes writing and selling a 300-page novel, or convincing a publisher…
How to Write a Book for Children – Your First Steps
Want to learn how to write a book for children? OK, let’s start at square one.
You’re fascinated by writing and you’re interested in…
How I Got an Agent, Lost that Agent, and Found a New One (Without Losing My Mind)
By Lydia Lukidis
Like many of you, I’ve been knee deep in the querying trenches, desperately trying to make my submission stand out in…
It’s OK If Your Readers Cry
If you’ve ever feared that your manuscript is too “real” for children, or if you feel the urge to write about a sanitized reality in order to protect…
35 Years a Writer, 35 Lessons Learned
by Jane McBride
(Note: This article is from the new January 2018 edition of Children’s Book Insider, the…
Writing for Children & Teens: Simple Steps to Understand Your Readers
by Jane Choate
In various writers’ groups over the years, I have heard a number of writers who say, usually with a certain degree of…
What’s YOUR Writing Profile? Find Out Now!
No two writers are created alike. Some of us are masters of planning and organization. Others among us live by improvisation and…
A Peek Inside the Workings of an Independent Bookstore
interview by Sharon Blumberg
Nathan Montoya’s route to owning the charming Village Lights Bookstore in Madison, Indiana was anything…
Book Categories for Children from Picture Books to YA
Kidlit is a vast market, including book categories ranging from books for infants, with cardboard pages designed to be chewed on, to gritty YA novels…
Narrative Nonfiction: Making Facts into a Story
When editors say they are looking for narrative nonfiction, what does that mean?
Narrative nonfiction is creative nonfiction yet while…
Stand Out From the Crowd When You Submit
by Suzanna Henshon, PhD
Many people want to be writers. But few people put the time in to write professional level manuscripts.…
