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Once seen as the last resort of desperate writers, today self-publishing is seen as a high growth sector in the publishing circles. In the last five year...

When people think children’s literature, they usually picture fiction. This seems to be true of children’s writers as well; most of them turn to fiction as a genre, almost instinctively. As it turns out, there are plenty...

After self-publishing six books in a crime series, Kerry Wilkinson has just signed a 14-book deal with an established publisher. But he does not rule out going solo again. Why? According to Kerry, “Self-publishing gave me the freedom of being able to act quickly....

Having written a children’s book and decided to self-publish, the writer has to take the next big step: Zero in on an illustrator. And not just any illustrator, because quality illustrations are a critical factor in ensuring marketing success of a Read more

If you are a writer, attempting to create a children’s picture book for the first time, you need to keep these facts in mind. About Picture Books Picture books usually have 32 pages, with about 28 pages of text. Each page has a color illustration; either a s...

A children’s writer has to get in touch with her own past, while simultaneously understanding the youth of today. Getting to Know the Children Read chil...

Proofreading is reexamining your written work very carefully to correct errors in grammar and spelling. A piece of pie for children’s books, right? Not really, i...

Write. Write more. Write even more. Write even more than that. Write when you don’t want to. Write when you do. Write when you have something to say. Write when you don’t....

Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audio and film media. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with the intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate and complete wo...

It’s a question that too many wannabe writers have asked when sitting before a blank page or screen. And finding no answer to fill that void before them, ...