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“When you love something as a kid, you never stop loving it; you just tuck that love away in a different spot in your heart.” Nikki Van Noy (Author: New Kids on the Block) If you are a children’s writer……… You will never win the Nobel Prize or...

Children’s literature can be categorized in a number of ways. But the easiest way to do so would be according to the genre or the intended age of the reader. Here’s the complete genre guide in Read more

Children’s literature can be categorized in a number of ways. One way would be according to the genre. Another way would be, according to the intended age of the reader. In general, it is easy to distinguish between books written for younger and those for older child...

Well begun is half-done. In other words, a story should begin with a bang. This advice is especially true for children’s writers. If you don’t grab your reader’s...

Once you have completed your manuscript, you will need to get it through the publishing process.  While you can certainly approach a publisher directly, m...

When publishing a children’s book, it is a brilliant marketing strategy to produce your own audio book to accompany it. You can either give it away free ...

Tip #1:  Develop a great Book idea… When developing the story of your book, you will need to ensure that it stands out, not only the idea but also the overall design and the character illustrations, because this is also very important. Break the story down, ...

“We pass a thousand story ideas every day. Writers see a dozen, most people see none.” Ever wonder why writers constantly use the cliché – ideas are everywhere? And ever wonder why you don’t see them? Maybe another famous line will make it clear to you, “Seek ...

Harry Potter Series, Wimpy Kid Series, Percy Jackson Series – all bestsellers with a compelling central character. So compelling that the readers were willing to wait on them for years, following their every move book after book. Most all-time bestse...

If you want to know the real difference between a kid and an adult, think of a large bar of chocolate. Now think of that chocolate half-melted – all gooey and sticky. How would an adult handle it? Carefully, with lots of...