The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books, 3rd Edition: The Inside Story on Publishing Kids’ Books—from Beginning to End!

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'Honest and precise, everything about writing for children there is to know.' Jane Yolen, author Here is the comprehensive guide to writing, publishing, and selling for an ever-expanding and always exciting children's market, now in a new and updated third edition. - Includes new chapters on self-publishing and on "how to choose a how-to", plus revision and updates throughout. - Offers practical advice on getting started and on dealing with out-of-print books. - Covers picture books, chapter books, nonfiction, middle-grade and young novels, and common formats and genres. - Reveals what happens inside a children's publishing company, and provides guidance in working with an editor. - Sample cover and query letters, manuscript format, glossary, and recommended resources in an extensive appendix. - Plus information on agents, contracts, copyright, marketing and more.

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  The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books, 3rd Edition

  • 2008
  • 388 pages
  • Paperback
  • Penguin

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