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How to Write a Children's Picture Book and Get it Published, 2nd Edition

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How to Write a Children's Picture Book and Get it Published, 2nd Edition by Andrea Shavick offers comprehensive guidance for aspiring authors. It covers what to write for children, how to craft your story, and how to professionally present your work to publishers. The book includes a straightforward picture book layout plan, examples of title sheets and covering letters, and insights into the international picture book market.

This edition also provides updated advice on enhancing texts specifically for the ebook market.
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This book is ideal for writers seeking to create and publish children's picture books, including beginners and those looking to navigate the traditional and digital publishing landscapes.

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Inside knowledge from an established author of the picture book market will help you realise the dream of seeing your own book accepted for publication.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

How to Write a Children's Picture Book and Get it Published, 2nd Edition provides comprehensive advice on what to write about for children, how to write it, and how to present the work professionally for publication.

It includes an easy-to-use picture book layout plan and tried and tested examples of title sheets and covering letters. It also includes everything a writer needs to know about the international picture book market and how to sell to agents and publishers.

This new edition contains advice on enhancing your text for the ebook market.

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ISBN: 9781472135797

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 February 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Robinson

Illustration: no internal images

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 146g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Andrea Shavick is an established children's author and poet with over 26 books to her name, including four international best-selling children's picture books. Her work is published by some of the biggest publishing houses in the world, including Hachette, Pan Macmillan, Oxford University Press, Hodder & Stoughton, Pearson, Random House, Scholastic, A&C Black, Heinemann, and Walker books.

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