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Breaking Into the Industry - video
Kathryn Otoshi
Writing and publishing a children's book is a dream of many authors. So how do you break into the children's book industry? Children’s author and illustrator Kathryn Otoshi shares her tips for writers interested in breaking into the children's book market...
over 9 years ago
Marketing Plan
Research
Writing in a Child's Language - video
Melanie Greenberg
Children don't speak or think like adults. This is an important fact to understand when you're writing a children's book. The language and story must be targeted for your audience. Artist, illustrator, and author, Melanie Greenberg, provides insight...
over 9 years ago
Children's Books
Writing for Kids
Writing in a Child's Language - podcast
Melanie Greenberg
Children don't speak or think like adults. This is an important fact to understand when you're writing a children's book. The language and story must be targeted for your audience. Artist, illustrator, and author, Melanie Greenberg, provides insight...
over 9 years ago
Children's Books
Writing for Kids
Making Non-Fiction Fun - podcast
Jennifer Emmett
Jennifer Emmett, VP and Editorial Director of Children's Books for National Geographic Books, talks about finding the interest in non-fiction to make it fun for children. Click here to play this audio clip
over 9 years ago
Children's Books
Writing for Kids
Making Non-Fiction Fun - video
Jennifer Emmett
Jennifer Emmett, VP and Editorial Director of Children's Books for National Geographic Books, talks about finding the interest in non-fiction to make it fun for children.
over 9 years ago
Children's Books
Writing for Kids
How to Write Age Appropriate Stories for Middle-Grade Readers
A.J. Low
Sometimes being able to relate to children requires adults to revisit their own childhood, putting themselves in a child-like mindset. For children's co-authors Felicia Low-Jimenez and Adan Jimenez (A.J. Low), relating to children comes easy because...
over 7 years ago
Children's Books
Age Groups
Susan Titus Osborn on Writing Her Children’s Book Series
Susan Titus Osborn
Susan Titus Osborn, an author, editor, and owner of The Christian Communicator, has written 12 children’s books as well as a children’s book series. Her bestselling book, Children Around the World Celebrate Christmas! , sold almost 150,000 copies. That...
over 6 years ago
Children's Books
Writing for Kids
Sheri Fink on the Inspiration for Her Children’s Book, The Little Rose - podcast
Sheri Fink
Sheri Fink was the victim of bullying in the workplace and struggled with how to handle the situation. Driving to work one day she was overcome with emotion, which led to the idea for her first children's book, The Little Rose , the story of a rose...
over 8 years ago
Children's Books
Writing for Kids
Sheri Fink on the Inspiration for Her Children’s Book, The Little Rose - video
Sheri Fink
Sheri Fink was the victim of bullying in the workplace and struggled with how to handle the situation. Driving to work one day she was overcome with emotion, which led to the idea for her first children's book, The Little Rose , the story of a rose...
over 8 years ago
Children's Books
Writing for Kids
Book to Film: What Hollywood Looks for in Children's Literature - article
Eddie Gamarra
Production companies always look to books as a source of material for films and television shows. When you look at the history of the Oscars, about half of all Best Picture–winning movies have been based on books. We’ve seen a lot of growth in publishing...
over 9 years ago
Book to Screen
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