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Title: A Basic Guide to Writing, Selling, and Promoting Children's Books : Plus Information about Self-publishing
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| A Basic Guide to Writing, Selling, and Promoting Children's Books : Plus Information about Self-publishing by Learning Abilities Books A Basic Guide to Writing, Selling, and Promoting Children's Books : Plus Information about Self-publishing | | I didn't realize that this book was a small 38 page book. Even though it has an ISBN number....it looks like someone printed it out from their computer and stapled it together. There are a few good points listed in the book....but I think it should have been a little longer....or at least each subject discussed should of had a little more detail. | | A Basic Guide to Writing, Selling, and Promoting Children's Books : Plus Information about Self-publishing by Learning Abilities Books A Great Book for Children's Writers | Ms. Lee has put together a book that is full of information to help an aspiring author write, market, promote, and sell a children's book. It is an overviewof hot-to get your book published.
She takes you through the process step-by-step so you can make the choice which path to take to publication, from traditional to self-publishing. Ms. Lee includes chapters on how to format your manuscript, how to make a good first impression for publishers and how to grab and keep a readers interest.
The end of the book features two appendixes that focus on Writer's Organizations and Magazines as well as a list of books that will be helpful to writing and publishing your book.
A small book that has all you need to help you along the path to publishing your children's book. Ms. Lee has done a superb job. | | A Basic Guide to Writing, Selling, and Promoting Children's Books : Plus Information about Self-publishing by Learning Abilities Books Great for teaching other students and distilling the big picture | | I teach writing and publishing workshops, and this book is a great low-cost addition to offer my students. The author has done a lot of work to supply vital information, including addresses needed in the writing and publishing industry, and to condense the enormous, almost overwhelming amounts of information out there down to the distilled basics. An historical famous author is noted to have said in a long-winded letter to a friend, "I would have written a shorter letter but I didn't have enough time." As a professional writer, I use this book to rescan and stay on top of the basics, where longer books (of which, of course, are also useful in different ways) would not suffice. From the writing "theme" to getting my work copyrighted, it can be easy to get lost in the depths of one or two basics and forget the others. It's a great jump-off point that keeps me organized and on track. | | A Basic Guide to Writing, Selling, and Promoting Children's Books : Plus Information about Self-publishing by Learning Abilities Books Not bad | This is a fair book, if your expectations are not too high. It's a lot like going to an evening talk at your library by a local children's author (which is quite possibly how this booklet started out). You learn some basics, lose some false concepts, get a view of the territory, benefit from tips drawn from the author's personal experience, receive some handouts from more authoritative sources (about a fifth of the book is reprinted from membership materials of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators), and get pointed to additional resources.
In other words, it's enough to get a feel for whether you want to explore the field more seriously, for which you'll need other, more complete guides.
If you're buying this book because "self-publishing" is in the title, though, you'd better know that only two pages are devoted to that, and the discussion is fairly general. But then, the low production values of this self-published booklet wouldn't lead you to expect more.
I was interested to read the book because it used to have a better sales rank, a higher customer rating, and many more reviews. Those other reviews (all anonymous, and all five-star, I believe) have now been removed. It would be interesting to learn why.
Anyway, Betsy has a pleasant and friendly enough voice to spend an hour with, if you want to get your feet wet in the big lake of children's writing.
| | A Basic Guide to Writing, Selling, and Promoting Children's Books : Plus Information about Self-publishing by Learning Abilities Books A Concise Book For A Busy Lifestyle | | I found Betsy Lee to be an enjoyable upbeat author. I was able to feel her love for writing in this concise little book titled,"A Basic Guide To Writing, Selling, and Promoting Children's Books:Plus Information about Self-publishing." It was very informative, positive and encouraging. Betsy's book was everything her title suggested. It was easy reading. I was able to read it along with by daily challenges. I later sat down with her book and my highlighter. I then proceeded to take many notes. Her book is now my bible and she's an author I will be looking forward to. | | A Basic Guide to Writing, Selling, and Promoting Children's Books : Plus Information about Self-publishing by Learning Abilities Books Book Description | | This has basic details about writing children's stories, selling to publishers or direct sales, promoting, and self-publishing. ISBN and bar code resources are listed for self-publishers as well as a wide variety of other print and online resources. It was created as a teaching and review text which allows time for critiques of students' stories and articles in eight week writing classes and writing workshops. |
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