Writing a Children's Book: How to Write for Children and Get Published (How to Books (Midpoint))

by PamelaCleaver (Author)

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  Paperback
  2000

  $16.44

  This manual discusses how to write a children's book. It covers the whole range of writing for children, including picture books, series reads, teenage fiction, non-fiction and information books. There are guidelines designed to improve any writer's product, with advice on revision, editing and presentation. The book deals with the business side of getting published too, including market research, discovering what children want, and finding the right publisher.

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  Paperback
  2004

  $3.46

  This new edition combines Pamela Cleaver's bestselling Writing a Children's Book with her Ideas for Children's Writers. In it you will learn about plotting and planning, beginnings, middles and endings, how to research and how to revise and how to find a publisher. There are: * Lists of attributes to help you create interesting and believable characters * Lists of plots and themes * Genres - what's hot and what's not * Locations and how much description to use * List of do's and don'ts regarding submitting manuscripts * Symbols for correcting your proofs * Tips on how to publicise your book. There is no one right way to write a children's book but if you are armed with a knowledge of certain techniques that have worked for other writers you will be more likely to succeed. Contents: Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Limbering Up; 2. Plotting; 3. Story People: the Characters in Your Book; 4. Genres; 5. Where and When?; 6. Starting the Story; 7. Telling the Tale; 8. Writing for the Younger Set; 9. Happy Ever After?; 10. Research and Revision; 11. Writing a Non-Fiction Book; 12. Getting Published; 13. If Your Book is Accepted; 14. If Your Book is Rejected; Useful Information for Writing Children's Book; Index.