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    How To Write For Children An Easy Three Step Guide To Writing Children's Books
    How To Write For Children An Easy Three Step Guide To Writing Children's Books
    How To Write For Children An Easy Three Step Guide To Writing Children's Books
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    How To Write For Children An Easy Three Step Guide To Writing Children's Books

    By Patricia L. Atchison

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    How To Write For Children is for anyone who has an idea for a children's book, and doesn't know what to do next. This book is an easy three step guide that teaches how to take a story from an idea to a completed project ready for publishing.

    Step one helps the writer with the basics of beginning a written project with children and young adults in mind. The author guides the writer through the writing process, including research requirements, determining target age, audience, genre and theme. Story summary, synopsis and outlining are explained along with point of view, character traits, and topic research.

    Step two discusses the actual writing of the project, including tips on where to write, creating a rough draft, writer's block and information about writing specifically for children.

    Step three helps in the completion of the project by discussing revisions, editing and final draft preparation. Marketing and publishing ideas are presented.

    A glossary, sample story summary, synopsis, outline, character cards and manuscript submission formats are included as a bonus to ensure that the ideas and information covered become clear with a visual representation.

    If anyone has an idea for a children's book, now is the time to present it to readers. This guide will help a writer take their first step on the journey to published author.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPatricia L. Atchison
    Release dateAug 25, 2011
    ISBN9780978336943
    How To Write For Children An Easy Three Step Guide To Writing Children's Books
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    Patricia L. Atchison

    Author, Patricia L. Atchison has a fondness for writing children's and young adult literature. Her past endeavors include publishing and editing the Canadian Teddy Bear News magazine. Patricia has published two hardcover picture books: Little Blue Penguin, a fun book that helps children learn their colors (ages 2-6); and McKenzie's Frosty Surprise, (ages 4-8), a delightful nature story about a Mallard Duck. Always asked, "How do I write for children?", Patricia wrote: How To Write For Children, An Easy Three Step Guide to Writing Children's Books, to help people learn the craft of writing for kids. Living in the Alberta foothills provides the perfect backdrop for Patricia when thinking up stories for children, especially when the bears go trudging by.

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      How To Write For Children An Easy Three Step Guide To Writing Children's Books - Patricia L. Atchison

      How To Write For Children

      An Easy Three Step Guide To Writing Children’s Books

      Patricia L. Atchison

      Published by Wood Lily Publishers at Smashwords

      Copyright 2011 Patricia L. Atchison

      This book is available in print at Wood Lily Publishers

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced graphically, electronically or mechanically in any form, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means without the prior written permission of Wood Lily Publishers.

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      Table of Contents

      Author’s Note

      Introduction

      STEP ONE: Beginning Your Project

      Initial Research: Types Of Books, Genres And Themes

      Starting Your Project: Writing Tools

      Before You Write: Viewpoint And Characters

      STEP TWO: Writing Your Project

      Creating A Rough Draft

      How To Write For Children: Show Don't Tell

      STEP THREE: Editing Your Project

      Editing: Types Of Edits

      Final Draft Preparation

      To Market: Publishing

      Conclusion

      Glossary Of Terms

      About The Author

      Connect with Patricia L. Atchison

      Other Books By Patricia L. Atchison

      APPENDIX

      1. Sample Story Summary

      2. Sample Story Synopsis

      3. Sample Outline

      4. Sample Character Cards

      5. Manuscript Submission Format

      Author’s Note

      The ideas I’ve written in this book are meant as suggestions that will enable you to take your project from book idea through to the writing process. I’ve included tips and ideas specific to writing for children.

      Every writer has their own way of completing a project. The ideas I’ve presented here have been learned through experience and education, and I wanted to share them as a guide for you to begin your project and make your creative process a little easier.

      Intended and written for those with little experience on how to write for children, this book may be of interest to authors who already have experience writing in the children’s genre. I improve my craft by reading any information I can on writing, and while I may have already learned some of what is written, there is always an opportunity to improve and learn something new.

      I hope there is something that anyone interested in writing, experienced or not, can take away from this book.

      Enjoy…

      Introduction

      Writing for Children

      Do you really want to write a children’s book? Do you have a subject that just needs to be released from your mind? Are characters floating in a void in your head, not knowing where to go? Have you written something, but don’t know quite what to do with it? This book shows you the basics of how to begin your author’s journey of writing for children.

      Some people decide to write a children’s book because they think it will be easy. Think again! Writing for adults is much easier. Writing for children takes more work, and the smaller the child, the harder it is, as word choice and voice (the particular and unique way you express your ideas into words) become more important.

      Characters and the actions they

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