Writing Children’s Books and Publishing Children’s Books:
Matching Your Creative Writing Ideas With The Needs of Children’s Book Publishers
So you want to write a children’s book. You’ve got the greatest, most fantastic, most amazing and creative writing ideas you’ve ever had. The story, the excitement, visions of fame and fortune are all dancing in your brain. It’s your first children’s book and you’re raring to go!
You sit down . . .stretch out your arms . . crack your knuckles . . . adjust the brightness on your monitor . . place your fingers precisely on the keyboard . . . and Presto! . . . . Nothing.
You don’t know how to begin. Your creations – the storyline, the characters, the adventure – all want to jump out of your eyes. But you forgot to think about the beginning. Tip: Children’s book publishers are not likely to look at a book with no beginning.
No problem. They want a beginning, you’ll write them a beginning. “It was a clear day ….” No, “The clouds hung over the town like grey sheets obscuring any sign of blue one might ordinarily expect from a sky.”
There, the story’s begun. Once you’ve started the rest is automatic. The next three paragraphs describe the weather and the town in the finest detail. That fantastic story in your head flows out onto the computer screen in no time at all until at the bottom of the last page you happily type, “The End.”
Congratulations on your new children’s book. But wait! Why do all the children’s book publishers reject it outright?
Writing children’s books and publishing children’s books are not quite the same. All your creative writing ideas are worth doodly if you don’t give the publishers what they want. Publishers must consider the market – who is going to buy this book? You, the writer should also think of the market — your readers — and how they would respond to what you write.
Children’s book publishers look for books that children will WANT. That’s how publishers make money. It’s very important for you to always remember who the target is when you write.
To get you thinking and writing along the right track, here are a few story writing tips for writing children’s books:
Children’s attention spans are short. Get into the story as quickly as you can. Long descriptions or introductions are boring.
Use dialogue wherever you can. With dialogue, sentences should be short and to the point.
Always consider the child’s need for your story. Does it entertain? Did you use words that children understand?
Children relate to stories about children their own age or a little older.
Passion mixed with creativity and a great story line are absolutely necessary for writing children’s books. However, these ingredients are not always enough for getting your works published. While childrens book publishers consider their markets, you, the writer should also keep the market in mind. It not only leads to more sales of your books, it also leads to better writing.
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