How to write a children's book and get it published /
Seuling, Barbara.
How to write a children's book and get it published / Write a children's book and get it published Barbara Seulin. - 3rd ed. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2004. - v, 233 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p.204)and index.
You, the children's book writer ... maybe : defining your goals -- What is a children's book? : the variety of books published today -- How to become an expert : getting to know children's books -- Lessons from the past : short history of children's books -- Where did you get that idea? : how to find ideas and work with them -- Sabotage made easy : procrastination and what to do about it -- Learning your craft : how to become a better writer -- Writing picture books -- Writing easy-to-read books -- Writing chapter books -- Writing fiction -- Writing nonfiction -- Writing in verse -- Writing plays -- Who cares? : queries and proposals -- Submitting your manuscript : presenting yourself to a publisher -- For the writer who is also an illustrator : what the illustrator needs to know -- Changing markets : finding the right publisher for your work -- Out of the slush pile and into the fire : what publishers do -- Your editor--friend or dragon? :
.working with an editor -- Joining the writing community : taking an active role
0471676195 9781444103205
2004004691
Children's literature--Authorship.
Children's literature--Authorship--Marketing.
PN147.5 / .S46 2005
808.068 / SBW
How to write a children's book and get it published / Write a children's book and get it published Barbara Seulin. - 3rd ed. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2004. - v, 233 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p.204)and index.
You, the children's book writer ... maybe : defining your goals -- What is a children's book? : the variety of books published today -- How to become an expert : getting to know children's books -- Lessons from the past : short history of children's books -- Where did you get that idea? : how to find ideas and work with them -- Sabotage made easy : procrastination and what to do about it -- Learning your craft : how to become a better writer -- Writing picture books -- Writing easy-to-read books -- Writing chapter books -- Writing fiction -- Writing nonfiction -- Writing in verse -- Writing plays -- Who cares? : queries and proposals -- Submitting your manuscript : presenting yourself to a publisher -- For the writer who is also an illustrator : what the illustrator needs to know -- Changing markets : finding the right publisher for your work -- Out of the slush pile and into the fire : what publishers do -- Your editor--friend or dragon? :
.working with an editor -- Joining the writing community : taking an active role
0471676195 9781444103205
2004004691
Children's literature--Authorship.
Children's literature--Authorship--Marketing.
PN147.5 / .S46 2005
808.068 / SBW