Writing picture books

Ann Whitford Paul explains the five fundamental elements you should know inside and out about your picture-book characters.

How to write a children's book— everything you need to know! How to Write a Children's Book That Rocks! Thinking of writing a children's storybook? As an independent publisher, I often get calls from men and women who have either written a kids' story or have one in mind they want to write. This article

How To Write A Children's Picture Book is an impressive trilogy of instructional books by children's author and illustrator Eve Heidi Bine-Stock that provides other aspiring children's authors with sound, practical, time-tested advice on constructing a picture book story for children that will hold their interest from beginning to end. Volume 1 is devoted to the structure of writing and draws examples from a series of popular and successful children's books that include 'The Very Hungry…

Do you want to write a picture book? Here's how to plot your picture book, plus a free picture book plotting worksheet to help you master your craft!

Have an idea for picture book that's ready for publishing? Here's the complete breakdown for how to publish a picture book when you're ready!

Before having my third (and FINAL!) child and finding that I no longer have time to brush my hair let alone do anything else, I used to run a 6 week evening course on how to write and illustrate children's books. Being a fan of reuse, recycle and re-hashing old material I thought I might blog the course so that anyone out there who might be interested in taking up this noble profession (which according to my husband amounts to little more than 'colouring in') can glean what they may from my…

Discover the joy of writing for children with this easy-to-follow and comprehensive guide to writing your first children's book.

Impress industry professionals with your knowledge of Age Levels for Children's Books by knowing who you're writing for before you even begin your book!

If you are writing a book for children, you probably have questions. In this post, we've shared cheat sheets for writing children's books.

Are you wanting to learn more about becoming a children's book writer? Here are 10 of the best websites for children's book writers to find more information!