num_pages: 104
description: ***#1 AMAZON.COM BESTSELLER IN PUBLISHING &amp; BOOKS (NOV. 2013)*****#1 AMAZON.COM BESTSELLER IN AUTHORSHIP REFERENCE (OCT. 2013)********#1 KINDLE (US) BESTSELLER IN WRITING SKILLS (NOV. 2013)*********AMAZON.COM'S ALL-TIME BESTSELLING GUIDE TO CHILDREN'S WRITING*****************************NOW UPDATED***************************Writing books for children is both art and business. If you dream of becoming a children's author -- or even if you're well on your way -- this handbook can help you in writing sellable stories getting them published and promoting your books.Topics include common myths about children's writing children's book categories elements of successful stories manuscript format submission strategies contract negotiation the publishing process career building and children's writer resources. Also included are specialized subjects such as querying for multiple manuscripts promoting a first book and self publishing.Read The Business of Writing for Children to learn the secrets you might spend years discovering for yourself./////////////////////////////////////////////////Aaron Shepard is the author of The Legend of Lightning Larry The Baker's Dozen and sixteen more picture books and early readers along with several chapter books for middle grades extensive resources for storytelling and reader's theater and a graphic novel. His publishers have included Atheneum Scribners Clarion Lothrop Dial and HarperCollins as well as Cricket and Australia's School Magazine. Aaron's work has been honored by the American Library Association the National Council for the Social Studies the American Folklore Society The New York Public Library and the Bank Street College of Education. He has been a judge for the Golden Kite Awards of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
language: English
title: The Business of Writing for Children: An Author's Inside Tips on Writing Children's Books and Publishing Them, or How to Write, Publish, and Promote a Book for Kids
publisher: Shepard Publications