How to Write a Children's Book and Get It Published

by Barbara Seuling

Book Overview

An Alternate Selection of the Literary Guild Here is everything the aspiring children's author needs to know about the five essential steps to publication: researching the current marketplace, developing story ideas, strengthening writing skills and improving work habits, submitting proposals and manuscripts to agents and publishers, and becoming part of the writing community. What's more, this revised and expanded edition contains updated reading lists and organizational references, as well as the latest information on word processing and illustrating with computers. There's also a new chapter on writing plays for children, and innovative suggestions for handling difficult contemporary issues such as AIDS. From character sketches to bound books, author/editor Barbara Seuling shows how to get involved and work toward success in today's world of children's literature.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684193434
• ISBN13: 9780684193434
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Recommended reading if you want to get serious about writing!

I would definately recommend this book if you are serious about writing for children. Very useful, easy to understand and it covers all the ins and outs of the basics for writing for children and other negotiations etc.

Barbara Seuling Is Very Knowledgeable and Practical: I Know

Barbara Seuling was my instructor when I took a two-year writing course in writing children's literature from The Institute of Children's Literature. Ms. Seuling is exceedingly knowledgeable, skillful, talented, and very practical about writing children's literature and getting it published. Also, she writes instructions that are very easy to understand. I highly recommend this book.

necessary information

How to Write a Children's book and get it published by Barbara Seuling is a very informative book for those who are just starting in the business of children's books--Although the book has a brief chapter on illustrating children's books, this section could have been expanded to be more useful to both those of us who are illustrators and those who write and illustrate their own books.

A must-read

After reading this concise and highly informative guide on how to break into the children's book market, I immediately sought online tutoring from this frank and knowledgeable author-editor in one of her AOL classes. In ten words or less: if you want to get published, first go to Barbara.

Excellent Reference Manual and Must-Read for Beginners

This book was and is a concise account of the how-tos of the Childrens Picture Book world. From writing, to submission process, everything a would-be CPB author/illustrator needs is in here. In addition to her book, I have taken her AOL online class and found her to be informative, organized, and a concise constructive critic. It was her book and her course that enabled me to successfully complete my first picture book. I highly recommend this book for anyone wishing to publish picture books.