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What could be more satisfying than being able to write and publish books for children? To bring them on adventures, to new worlds, to teach them about history or science – to enlighten them and spark their imagination.
Maybe you’re a children’s writer looking for information that will help you on your road to publication. Or, maybe you want to break into children’s writing, but don’t have a clue how. Or, maybe you need some help with marketing your book (book promotion).
Well, that’s where How to Write Books for Children: Writing, Publishing, and Marketing Children’s Books comes in.
How to Write Books for Children is a 100+ page newly revised e-book (formerly Writing for Children One Step at a Time). It is a compilation of articles for children’s writers, along with writing exercises, marketing advice, and tons of writing and marketing resources to help you on your journey to publication. It’s kind of a GPS for beginner writers and beyond.
You’ll learn the how to write for children, some writing mechanics, how to edit your work, self-publishing, promotion, and lots more.
By it now for only $7.47
With pages and pages and pages of valuable content, this e-book is sure to help you on your children’s writing journey!
Check out the How to Write Books for Children Contents:
About this e-book (Page 7)
Some Basics: Writing for Children
The A, B, Cs of Writing for Children (Page 11)
Children’s Article or Picture Book? (Page 13)
Ingredients for the Perfect Picture Book (Page 15)
The 3 Levels of Picture Books (Page 17)
Children’s Genres (Page 18)
Writing for Children: Ten Basic Rules (page 19)
Creating a Story: Two Different Formulas (Page 21)
Outlining Your Story (Page 23)
Learn to Write for Children: Four Basic Tools (Page 24)
6 Essential Steps to Publication (Page 26)
Critiques are Essential (Page 28)
About Your Characters
Getting to Know Your Characters (Page 31)
Use Characteristics to Create a Believable Protagonist (Page 32)
Building Your Characters’ Identities with Character Sheets (Page 34)
Is Your Character One, Two, or Three Dimensional? (Page 35)
Writing for Children: Finding Age Appropriate Words (Page 37)
Writing Mechanics
Balance in Writing: The Major Elements (Page 40)
What Makes a Good Fiction Story: Plot or Character Driven? (Page 42)
Showing vs. Telling (Page 44)
Are You Showing or Telling? (Page 46)
The Deal With Showing Rather Than Telling (Page 48)
A Bit on Grammar, Punctuation and Formatting (Page 49)
Writing Dilemma: Pronouns and Non-specific Genders (Page 52)
Writing Perspective (Page 54)
Writing to Get Published: Four Steps (Page 56)
Before You Submit Your Manuscript
Ten Tips Checklist for Self-editing: Tips 1-4 (Page 59)
Ten Tips Checklist for Self-editing: Tips 5-10 (Page 61)
Final Stages of Self-editing (Page 63)
A Guide to Hiring a Freelance Editor (Page 66)
Be Specific and Professional When Submitting Queries (Page 68)
A Bit About Self-Publishing
Before You Self-Publish Part 1 (Page 71)
Before You Self-Publish Part 2 (Page 72)
A Touch of Marketing
Creating Websites or Blogs: Plan First (Page 75)
Create Visibility Before Getting Published (Page 77)
4 Free Surefire Ways to Promote You and Your Book (Page 79)
6 Strategies to Promote You and Your Book for Free (Page 81)
Promotion (Page 82)
Media Release 1 (Page 85)
Media Release 2 (Page 86)
Writing Exercises
Exercises 1- 5 (Page 87)
Exercises Answers (Page 92)
Resources and Tools
Great Writing Articles (Page 96)
Writing Links (Page 97)
Agents (Page 99)
Publishing and Marketing Links (Page 100)
General Resources and Online Tools (Page 101)
Useful Writing Books and e-Books (Page 102)
Useful Marketing Books (Page 103)
Groups and Conferences: Free (Page 103)
Writing and Marketing Programs and Services (Page 104)
Thank You (Page 107)
About the Author (Page 108)
All this information in one easy to read e-book. This is a valuable tool for children’s writers, and even for writers of other genres. And, it’s a no-nonsense bargain.
Get your copy of How to Write Books for Children: Writing, Publishing, and Marketing Children’s Books today!
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