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Need a New Children’s Book Idea? Here’s How to Find it

Do you ever wonder how people come up with endless ideas, while you sit there and NOTHING comes to mind? How can you find a…

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For MG/YA Authors | For Picture Book Authors | Getting Started | Writing Tips

All You Need to Know to Write a Children’s Book

Do you have a story that will make the perfect children’s book? But you don’t know where to start, let alone how to write a…

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Publishing Tips | Writing Tips

The Best Guide to Comp Books and Why You Need to Know Them

If you’ve ever tried to submit your story anywhere, you may have come across the question: what are your comp books? Which normally leads to…

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My Journey | Publishing Tips

How to Publish a Picture Book: The Complete Process

My new picture book, PIRATES STUCK AT “C”, just set sail last month! It’s very exciting to get to hold my book for the first…

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For Picture Book Authors | Writing Tips

The Picture Book Plot Structure Step-by-Step Breakdown

The most popular type of children’s book that people choose to write is the picture book. But these short stories can be hard to write…

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How to Write a Children’s Book Template

It took me 4 years to learn everything I needed to write a children’s book and another year to actually write a good story. If…

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How to Format Your Children’s Manuscript Like an Expert

You’ve seen what a children’s book looks like as a real book, but what does it look like as a manuscript? This is an essential…

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The Age Levels for Children’s Books You Should Know

So you want to write a children’s book, awesome! But what kind of child are you writing to? Before you can get started with your…

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Writing Practice Exercises | Writing Tips

4 Quick Editing Tips to Improve Your Kid’s Book

First drafts are really hard to write perfectly the first time. So in order to improve your story, you’re going to need to edit it….

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Publishing Tips | What Writers Need | Writing Practice Exercises

Your Children’s Book Publishing Roadmap. Find the Publisher for you!

Publishing a children’s book is a long and winding road that doesn’t look the same for every writer. Instead, you need to learn the best…

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The Most Important Part of Your Book Cover Design

There’s one thing in the writing world everyone says not to do, but 99.9% of people do: Judge a book by its cover. This is why…

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The Ultimate Guide to Illustrators for KidLit Writers

Are you trying to create a kid’s book, but don’t have an artistic bone in your body? Worried that you’ll need to illustrate your book…

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For Picture Book Authors | Getting Started | Writing Tips

The Ultimate Guide on How to Write a Children’s Picture Book

The question I get the most from other KidLit writers is how do you write a children’s picture book. Because this is the type of…

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The Ultimate Guide to Easily Market Your Book

Have you ever thought: “I’m a writer, I don’t need to know marketing”? After all, it’s the publisher’s job to market your book, right? WRONG!…

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How to Know You Need to Rewrite Your Manuscript

Every writer receives multiple rejections for their stories before they’re ever sold into books. But what if you’re pitching your book so much and you’re…

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Getting Started | Publishing Process | Publishing Tips

Everything You Need to Know to Publish a Children’s Book

Do you have a story that you want to publish? I’ve combined everything you need to know in order to publish a children’s book with…

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Agent Tips | Publishing Tips

How to Write a Query for Your Dream Agent

It’s very exciting when you finish your book, but the next step is to actually sell it. Once you find the perfect agent that you…

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Agent Tips | Publishing Tips

The Best Way to Find an Agent for Your Book

Are you wanting to find an agent? I’m going to go with yes since you’re reading this post! I know that I am because an…

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For MG/YA Authors | Writing Practice Exercises | Writing Tips

How to Build Strong Characters for Your Children’s Book

Do you ever read a book and wonder how the writer made you fall in love with their characters so well? Being able to build…

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For Picture Book Authors | Writing Practice Exercises | Writing Tips

How to Write Characters that Kids Love

Fancy Nancy. Pete The Cat. The Pigeon. These are all characters that kids love in picture books. And it’d be AWESOME to write a story…

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Productivity Tips | Writing Tips

4 Easy Ways to Find Time to Write with a Full Time Job

In a fairytale world, we would all get to spend eight hours a day sitting at a computer, writing AWESOME books people are obsessed with…

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Picture Book or Early Reader: What Category is Right for Your Story?

I get this question all the time. “I’m writing a picture book, but it’s about 1,000 words. Do you think it should be an early…

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Plot Your Novel Easily with these Simple Tricks

If you poll most aspiring authors, they will almost ALWAYS say learning how to plot your novel is the hardest thing to do. I’m even…

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7 Morning Routine Hacks to be a Successful Writer

It’s time to start being a productive writer. And the best way to do that is through your morning routine. Since changing my own morning…

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