Complete Writing For Children Course: Develop your childrens writing from idea to publication (Teach Yourself: Writing) - Softcover

Beauvais, Clémentine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1471804402 ISBN 13: 9781471804403

Publisher: Teach Yourself, 2014

Synopsis

LEARN HOW TO WRITE FOR CHILDREN WITH IMAGINATION AND JOY.

Designed to take you from the moment you first put pen to paper to the point at which you are ready to start contacting publishers (or uploading an ebook file), this is the most important book on writing children's books you'll ever read. It introduces you to the craft of writing for children, the art of words - and pictures - and the way in which to use them. It gives you inspiration, ideas and practical advice. It gives you the background to each different area of children's writing, and the skills you'll need to succeed. Unlike any other book on the market, however, it also helps you begin to critique your own work, meaning that at every step of the writing process you'll be producing the best art you can. There are plenty of other essential writing tools in this book, as well, including techniques for overcoming writer's block; with nearly a quarter of the book focussing on how to get published, how to publish yourself, which courses you do - and don't - need, the nuts and bolts of competitions and festivals and the importance of social media, this really is the most comprehensive companion to the subject available.

ABOUT THE SERIES
The Teach Yourself Creative Writing series helps aspiring authors tell their story. Covering a range of genres from science fiction and romantic novels, to illustrated children's books and comedy, this series is packed with advice, exercises and tips for unlocking creativity and improving your writing. And because we know how daunting the blank page can be, we set up the Just Write online community at tyjustwrite, for budding authors and successful writers to connect and share.

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About the Author

Clementine Beauvais writes children's books and has a PhD in children's literature from Cambridge. She is the author of the acclaimed Sesame Seade Mysteries series and her academic work on children's literature has won numerous awards. She also has a very active social media presence online.

Edition details

• Publisher: Teach Yourself
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1471804402
• ISBN 13: 9781471804403
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 320