Writing for Children and Teens: A Crash Course (ePub)

Strap on your helmet. Buckle up! Writing for Children and Teens: A Crash Course has been updated in 2023 by Disney and Marvel author and coach Cynthea Liu. If you're dying to know how to get your children's or teen book published, hop in this fun ride and rev that story engine. Please note: this book is not only suitable for adults but also for determined young writers (age 12 and up, middle school and high school grades, too). If you have younger writers in the family or classroom, this is a fun resource for you to learn from to help answer their questions about how children's book publishing works.

Nowhere will you find a more comprehensive, current, and detailed reference guide designed specifically for writing children and young adults, written by a bestselling, award-winning children's book author who is in the field today.

Writing for Children and Teens is a ten-step course that addresses the nitty-gritty details of the business and covers core principles for picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and young adult novels, including ...

• How to stress-test your book ideas for the marketplace for any format
• How long your manuscript should be for any format
• How to format your manuscript
• How to write and revise your manuscript to make your book great including topics such as target audience, target market, character, plot, theme, setting, and description
• Common writing issues to avoid along with possible solutions
• How to determine if one should pursue major trade, small press, self-publishing, independent publishing, or hybrid publishing
• How to physically or electronically submit to literary agents and editors
• How to write a cover letter, query, synopsis, and author bio designed to entice
• Submission strategies for just about any situation for writers who have little to no experience
• How to interpret confusing submission guidelines, complete with advice on how to communicate professionally with agents and editors using their lingo
• Where to seek valuable input and help from the writing community
• Important resources, tools, and organizations every children's and teen book writer should know about

Book coach Cynthea and her pooch crew from her website of the same name (Writing for Children and Teens) have been hard at work on this latest edition to deliver practical, current advice for you, your family members, your friends, and any of your fur-babies interested in writing for children and young adults.

Praise for Writing for Children and Teens: A Crash Course

"There are lots of books about writing for children out there. Many are good. Some are great. What sets this book apart is Cynthea Liu's straightforward, take-no-prisoners approach to teaching writing. There's no fat or fluff or baloney in this book; no long philosophical rants about writing. Instead, you'll find a distillation of how to write for kids written in clear, direct, language that's fun to read. It's like having a friend explain something to you over a plate of brownies. If want to learn how to write for kids, then this is the book to get." - EQ ★★★★★

"The number of books lining the shelves on writing for children is mind-boggling. This is THE ONE you should pick up. Cynthea teaches the ins and outs of writing strong books for children with humor and excellent examples. Though this kind of expression may usually be reserved for novels, it is appropriate to say that this book is a page-turner. Once you start you can't stop reading it." - Stephanie G. ★★★★★