Writing Children's Books For Dummies

The fun and easy way to write a children's book that will impress any publishing house The children's book market can be difficult to crack for first-time authors.

This friendly guide shows would-be J. K. Rowlings how to maximize their chances of success, offering practical, proven tips on developing a book idea, writing a winning proposal, finding an agent, submitting to the right publisher, and working with an editor.

It describes the differences between various types of children's books and explains exactly what it takes to make the grade with each, including savvy advice on honing voice, descriptions, characters, plot, and pacing.

Lisa Rojany Buccieri (Los Angeles, CA), a former Publishing Director at Golden Books, is the award-winning author or ghostwriter of more than 100 children's books.

Peter Economy (La Jolla, CA) is a veteran For Dummies author.