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| 100% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: For Dummies Catalog: Book Release date: 2005-04-29 Media: Paperback Number of pages: 384 Ean: 9780764537288 Book Isbn: 0764537288 Upc: 785555865648  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthors:
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The fun and easy way to write a childrens book that will impress any publishing house The childrens book market can be difficult to crack for first-time authors. This friendly guide shows would-be J. K. Rowlings how to maximize their chances of success, offering practical, proven tips on developing book ideas, attending publishing conferences, writing a winning proposal, finding an agent, submitting to the right publisher, working with an editor, and more. It describes the differences between various types of childrens books and explains exactly what it takes to make the grade with each, including savvy advice on honing voice, descriptions, characters, plot, and pacing. |
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 Written on February 22, 2006 Summary: Did Not Exceed Expectations I was not as impressed with this book as I had hoped to have been. There just wasn't enough insightful information about the creative process. Most of what was in this book were suggestions that I already knew, so it's definitely not for a more well-rounded writer. I guess it really is just for beginners. Written on January 25, 2006 Summary: Midwest Book Review -- Mayra Calvani Writing Children's Books for Dummies is one of those complete, easy-to-use guides that should be on the shelf of any writer who is serious about writing and publishing children's books. Having read most of the reference books on this subject on the market today, I can say this is right there among the best and well worth its price. The structure of the book is clear and easy to handle, the language straight forward and to the point. No matter which aspect of children's writing or publishing you're interested in, you only have to look in the table of contents to find it. The authors use interviews and illustrations to present their ideas in a more engaging manner. They also utilize icons to stress important ideas or points. For example, special icons are used for "Tips" (expert advice), "Remember" (important information to store in your brain for later recall), "Warning" (avoiding mistakes), and "Ahead of the Pack" (new and innovative topic). At the end of the book there are five lined pages for note taking, quite practical for those readers who like to take notes as they read. Everything from formats and genres, understanding the market, setting up your workspace, coming up with ideas, researching, creating compelling characters, the mechanics of writing (conflict, climax, dialogue, setting, point of view, tone, theme, etc.) to editing and formatting, illustrating, finding agents and publishers, the publishing process and much, much more. You'll even find more than ten great sources for compelling storylines, as well as helpful tips on promoting your work. In short, all the information you'll need to succeed as a children's book author. Whether you choose to read from cover to cover or jump straight to the topic of your choice, Writing Children's Books for Dummies will prove to be an indispensable reference and amalgam of helpful information for your writing career, as well as a fecund source of ideas for articles. Highly recommended for both fiction and non-fiction writers, students of children's literature, and writing teachers. Written on October 17, 2005 Summary: A Great Primer on Writing for Children from Newborn to Teens This is a great primer on writing for children from newborn to teens. I've had a children's book roughed out for the past decade, but never quite knew what age to gear it for, or what language to use. Now I know and am ready to shape up my manuscript with confidence. The tear-out cheat sheet by itself (in front of Writing Children's Books for Dummies) justifies buying this book. It lays out the bare-bones of writing for children - things I could never have figured out by myself, such as Children's Book No-No's, and the Twelve Commandments of writing for Children - these will save me lots of time and effortin the rewrite stage. Highly recommended - Not just as a writing primer, but as a way to understand young children's minds in general. Written on September 13, 2005 Summary: Writing Children's books for dummies-brilliant This book WRITING CHILDREN's BOOKS FOR DUMMIES by LisaRojany Buccieri and Peter Economy should be a bible for anyone intending to write books for children. It give you meat and potatoes, covering a gamut of questions from the creativ process (content and form)to editing and last, but not least marketing. It was about time some professionals would take out the time to come up with such a comprehensiv and informativ work. In addition it is great fun to read. Highly recommanded! Written on August 7, 2005 Summary: A Great Guide to a Big Industry Today, being a Sunday, I read the best seller list that comes in the morning paper. How many guesses do you need to say what was No. 1. Hint: the other five books in the series were also on the list. Would you believe Harry Potter -- a childrens book. While you can't expect to produce another series like that (No one else has been able to do it - ever), this does mean that publishers are beginning to treat children's books in a slightly different manner. Now's a good time to do children's books. In this book an award winning children's author brings her special knowledge of the children's book business to the table for an experienced 'For Dummies' writer to put into the right format, at the right level for us to get the maximum knowledge out of the book. This book has so much information that the prospective children's writer needs that he simply cannot afford to get by without it. |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2005-04-29 | 2000-03-01 | 2001-09-20 | 2007-08-13 | 2004-02-03 | 2006-07-26 |
| Media | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 384 | 115 | 192 | 448 | 384 | 352 |
| Ean | 9780764537288 | 9780938497110 | 9781582970523 | 9781582975047 | 9781592571437 | 9781582974132 |
| Book Isbn | 0764537288 | 0938497111 | 1582970521 | 1582975043 | 1592571433 | 1582974136 |
| Upc | 785555865648 | - | - | - | - | - |
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