Children's books are fun to read, and delightful to write. Share yours with a child, grandchild or the public, by discovering the way to write compelling children's literature in the exciting, hands-on course.
Whether your goal is a picture book, storybook, middle reader or young adult novel, this course provides all the tools you need to succeed.
You'll discover the joys of all these different children's genres:
The course introduces you to great fiction and nonfiction children's books for all ages.
Step by step, you'll learn and practice:
Once you've created your book, you'll learn how to:
In addition to the lessons, the course offers extensive supplemental materials, including reference lists of great children's books in all categories, and more than a hundred links to web resources vital to any children's author.
Whether this is your first children's book or you're an experienced author looking for new techniques, Writing for Children has what you need to get your idea published. Enroll now!
Let's look at some wonderful picture books!
Emergent readers introduce children to reading on their own.
The next step in learning to read emphasizes more words on a page and less repetition.
Now fully proficient as readers, middle grade students are reader for more complex themes.
Young Adult novels are some of the best fiction being written today. Here's why.
Non-fiction is a best-selling children's book category. This lesson explains how to make it exciting for your readers.
The key to writing great fiction is to understand the vital difference between plot and story.
Story patterns make it easy to write a story that's guaranteed to work!
A great children's story is based upon a solid foundation of four dramatic elements.
These tips will help you polish your manuscript to perfection.
These tips will help you stay out of the slush pile and find a publisher for your children's book.
This is the golden age of self-publishing. Here's how to become a part of it.
Learn about agents, contracts, marketing and promotion to turn your book into a bestseller.
Here are some great ideas for how to continue your journey toward becoming a children's author.
Steve Alcorn is a theme park designer, author, teacher, and the founder of Writing Academy. His novels include mysteries, young adult stories, historic fiction and romance. His is also the author of How to Fix Your Novel.
Steve has helped more than 20,000 aspiring writers structure their novels, through the online learning programs of 1500 colleges and universities worldwide. Many of his students are now published authors, and you can be, too!
Dani is the author of the Young Adult novel The Last Telepath, and three screenplays: