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New from Marcia Thornton Jones and Debbie Dadey, authors of the BAILEY SCHOOL KIDS series, this truly is the ultimate guide to getting started on your career of writing for children.
Regular people write children's books all the time. Marcia Thornton Jones and Debbie Dadey should know. They did it! They've traditionally published 171 books with over 43 million copies in print! WRITING FOR KIDS is everything they wished they'd known when they first started writing over twenty-five years ago.
Each section of this book targets a specific stage of the writing process. The first section, GETTING STARTED, introduces types of markets and focuses on generating ideas that resonate with kids. PLANNING THE PERFECT BOOK, targets effective writing skills and options for shaping your ideas. DEVELOPING IDEAS explains how to complete and market your book, as well as promoting both your work and yourself as a writer.
Regular people write children's books all the time. Marcia Thornton Jones and Debbie Dadey should know. They did it! They've traditionally published 171 books with over 43 million copies in print! WRITING FOR KIDS is everything they wished they'd known when they first started writing over twenty-five years ago.
Each section of this book targets a specific stage of the writing process. The first section, GETTING STARTED, introduces types of markets and focuses on generating ideas that resonate with kids. PLANNING THE PERFECT BOOK, targets effective writing skills and options for shaping your ideas. DEVELOPING IDEAS explains how to complete and market your book, as well as promoting both your work and yourself as a writer.
Used availability for Debbie Dadey's Writing for Kids