Characters are the heart of any story, and that includes children’s picture books. Even if you only have 500 or 800 words, you still have to make the reader feel like this is a real life child (or a real animal, depending on your story!). Here are ten fantastic ways you can take your children’s […]
Guest post by Courtney Langdell You’re holding your published children’s book in your hands—so exciting!—but how do you get it from your hands to library and bookstore shelves? Here are our top nine tips for getting your children’s book into schools, libraries and bookstores: 1. Use a Wholesaler Libraries and bookstores won’t buy your book […]
Guest Post by Courtney Langdell Board books are a no-brainer for the 0-3 age group. Those thick, laminated, impossible-to-rip pages are perfect for sticky, unpredictable little hands. But they’re also expensive to print one at a time…so expensive that companies like Amazon KDP and IngramSpark refuse to print them on demand. But that’s no reason […]
Guest Post by Vicky Weber If you’ve decided on traditional publishing for your children’s book, you may be considering a literary agent to represent you. The thing is…you don’t just hire a literary agent—they have to accept you! But that can be trickier than you’d think. In this post, we’ll answer your burning questions about how […]
Guest Post by Vicky Weber When I first started in the publishing industry, I was surprised to find that most children’s book authors had no idea how to market their books. That’s understandable, since they’re writers, not marketers—but it’s also a big reason why so many children’s books go unnoticed in the sea of publications. […]
So you’re thinking about self publishing your children’s book, but you’re a little worried about how much it will cost you. That’s totally understandable. You don’t want to get too deep into the process and then realize that you can’t afford to finish. What I’ll do in this post is lay out the average costs […]
If you want to write for kids, then you’re in luck! Every year, children’s books produce almost two billion dollars of revenue, and the market is only getting bigger each year. But with great size comes great competition. You’ll need an excellent agent to get your book published. Right now, agents from New York to […]
As a children’s book editor, I’ve helped hundreds of authors write, edit and publish their children’s book. Anyone can sit down and dash out a children’s book, and with a little help and guidance, yours can be good enough to earn the attention of thousands of children. And nothing beats the feeling of holding your […]
The 30 children’s book publishers below all have one important thing in common: they are accepting submissions directly from authors. Since many children’s publishers only accept from agents, this list should save you hundreds of hours combing through the submission guidelines of every children’s publisher on earth. And here’s a bonus! You won’t even have to […]
I’m a writer and a parent, and fellow parents email me all the time, asking how they can help their kid become a creative writer. It’s not like these parents are pushing their kids into creative writing. Far from it. Their kid is writing stories at nighttime, under the covers with flashlight, and filling notebooks with […]
