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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!
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.…
Visiting Book Fairs and Conference Exhibit Halls —Why, Where, and How?
by Lionel Bender
As a regular visitor to many major conference exhibit halls, book fairs, and publisher exhibits over some 28 years, I…
Simple Advice for First-Time Self-Published Authors
by R.F. Kristy
The intelligence and allure of cats has always enchanted me. Writing the Inca Cat Series arose out of the blue. I had never…
Children’s Author Gives Advice in New Edition of Book on Writing
Writing for Children and Young Adults (Self-Counsel Press) is the result of Marion Crook’s experience writing fiction series for both middle grade…
Interview Excerpts: Middle Grade Author Will Taylor
by P.J. McIlvane
(note: these are selected excerpts from a longer interview that appears in the January edition of Children’s Book Insider,…
Create a World with Your Five Senses
by Suzanna E. Henshon, Ph.D
How do you start a story? Does the vision of a character enter your mind, or do you start with a plot? While…
How to Read (and Think) Like a Kid
by Suzanne Henshon
In his bestselling book, How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Tom Foster writes about how professors read books—and…
Get Started Writing for Kidlit Magazines
What’s old is new again. The saying is never truer than when it comes to writing for children’s magazines. Did you think that magazines for…
My Manuscript is Finished. What Do I Do Now?
Writer’s coach Teresa Funke explains what to do with your completed book manuscript, including both traditional and self-publishing choices and some…
Find Your Writing Passion
Your first step as a writer, before you ever type those first words of your manuscript, is to discover what you love. Only then can you begin…
