1. Age range 2. Writing Style (Rhyming, Past Tense, first / third person, no right or wrong) 3. Children's book element (unique characters, suspenseful hook, realistic dialogue, happy ending, instant recall something to remember with, like a hat) 4. naming 5. editor 6. Book Orientation (vert: character based, hori: journey like, square: board) 7. Book dummy / storyboard (each page or scene for illustrator) 8. hire illustrator i wrote these selfishly for me so that i rmbr
This is so true! I bought for my babies a personalized book from LionStories when they were able to make themselves the main characters and choose the setting for their stories :) I love seeing them having fun but also using their creativity
8 amazingly clear and concise steps. Great video, Dave! I especially loved your advice on editors. So many people think that writing children’s books is easy because there’s so few words, but the opposite is actually true. Because there are so few words, you need to make sure every word you use is spot on!
I write and do my own illustrations so even if I have the story down it takes months to get the right amount of illustrations. I also found by reading the storyline to children several ages, I'm able to pick the age range that the story is suited best for.
Thank you so much for this excellent video! I'm 16 and I'd like to create my very own children's e-book. I'll be the author and also the illustrator soooo hoping it will turn out great.
Excellent, I am in the process of my first children's books. This information will really help. I am not an author but I love writing, and mostly done academic essays which is a bit different to children's books. Having said that, I am very humorous and creative minded. I love beautiful imaginary, and illustrations. I can't wait to see where this journey takes me. X
You and I are in the same boat! I have an elementary education degree and have done a lot of work with kids over my years. Now I’m a stay at home mom with a 3 month old and I’m so excited to start this journey! Good luck to you ❤🎉
Thank you! I'm in the process of creating my first children's book, your video answered allot of my questions pertaining to selecting an illustrator, the books shape also editing. The book is already written, however, felt stuck not knowing most of the steps you mentioned. Thanks again
When I was 10, I read 'The Silence of the Lambs.' It's still my favorite book, and people still tell me that I'm not ready for something like that. So there are different interest groups, and your story will definitely resonate with someone. Write as you like, write as you wanted when you came up with the idea. (((But of course, I'm not advocating for writing a children book about how a cannibal kills a new victim))) You're the best, don't give up, write, draw, create!
Thanks for this! I’ve started writing a book series for kids 3-7 (a book that can be in a preschool classroom through first grade classroom). The main character is 5-years-old, and she has Hydrocephalus. It’s very loosely based on my childhood growing up with Hydrocephalus. My co-author is an early childhood special education teacher.
If I may ask you how are you going to publish? I’ve been working on a book my son also has a condition and me being an infant teacher I think I understood what some class books are missing
Great video with solid advice! I recently wrote, illustrated and published my first children's book, "Bop & Mo: Adventures Together, " through KDP. For some reason the 7 keywords don't seem to be helping when searching for my book.
I love your advice because I've been planning to write more kids' books. Recently I wrote a kids' book that's around the age range of Grade School kids. That one I wrote for my nephew and he told he liked it but I never published it. I wish I could get an editor for it and maybe publish. Also, I've been planning to write fairy tales of my own to write more kid stories. Funny thing is that I haven't worked on them yet. Hopefully, I'll get to them soon enough.
8 terrific tips on writing children's books! I, particularly, loved your observation on the book orientation. If it weren't for your point, I would have definitely miss it. Thank you!
This is my second Amazon kids tablet purchase. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxAPUD3wGXVz7iwFny2pBBqGomYxe_7J6U I bought my son his first when he was one and now that he is almost three we just upgraded to this version a couple of months ago. I love that you can control the age content, block certain apps and videos, and free storage space with apps that haven’t been used in a while. This tablet has assisted my son’s learning in so many ways. We love it!
Thanks your video is very helpful and insightful. I look forward in browsing the necessary steps to producing the best book. those links mentioned are so helpful.
Great Video! I really enjoy how much you emphasized research at the beginning of the video. Seeing what the demographic is actually reading right now really helps with figuring out how to get your writing out to the audience. I also appreciate how much you dived into the diffeent parts of the writing of a children's book. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Melanie, This is Coco from King Fu Color Printing. We are a high quality and professional book printing factory for self publisher authors and publishers
I am trying to write a fantasy book that take place in school for kids. Moral behind "Never judge someone" I am person too wordy sometimes with kids it's short and simple. Thank you.
Hi, great video! I'm an award winning and international best-selling author who is getting ready to enter the realm of writing children's books. I'm great at rhyming and my first thought was to write books that rhyme, however, what if I don't want to rhyme in another book? You said I need to be consistent. Does it matter if one rhymes and one doesn't? Thanks so much! 🦋💜
I am trying to start writing a series of children books where I will highlight a “disease” mentally or physically in every story and make them the superhero they deserve to be. My first book will be about autism. And it’s animals experiencing these things. I hope it will work out the way I would like to!
Thank you for this. I’m current working on my first non-fiction book, children’s books are on my radar as an add on to my niche. Just wondering, can you still make decent profit with high illustration books as I believe amazon charge more based on illustration quality, size and colours ?
I agree with you, hire an editor or find someone who is an English major to edit your book if you have a friend in the family who is great at this. Alternatively, install Grammarly into Word to do initial proofreading for spelling and grammar errors in either the Free version or the Pro version. I watched your other video on Grammarly and installed it. I was surprised on what I found in my documents since I thought my English was fairly good already.
Great idea. I found that I need to stop the editing on my word program. When I am writing and ideas are flowing I get distracted by the all the red wavy line because of mistakes and misspelling. I will stop and start editing my work; there goes the flow. My rule of thumb is not use any editing software, even the one that comes with my word program until i am ready to edit my work. Never used Grammarly. Can you not use until you want to?
I'm new to your channel and I love the information that you share. It appears that the volume on your videos are extremely low. I have you turned up to the max and I can barely hear you. Is it me?
Currently drawing my own children book but it’s so hard to write a good story! I am a freelance illustrator and confident in my skills but underestimated a good story :)
Great tips!! I'm super excited to start on a book. I do have one thought, what about your name? Would you recommend using your real name or coming up with something different, maybe even more catchy?
I am an artist who has decided to take a step into making a children's book. I have been looking at MANY videos on here and there are so many that use AI it's seriously disheartening.. I truly appreciate this tutorial and it has helped me understand where i need to start.
When writing my children's book, should I only be concentrating on words? And not illustrations? I have this idea for a children's book but actually haven't put words down on paper because i'm too focused on what the illustration will be. Should I write the words first and then work with illustrator? Thank you! Love the video! I subscribed.
If you’re writing a book to make money you won’t make money. People can see passion as apposed to greed. Writing the perfect book takes time, energy, talent, and mindfulness. Turning out nonsense will only end in a big waste of time. To those who want to create something based in passion, I salute you! To those who just want money, bye!
One question about your great content video. How will you match the order for the shineon ones and the gift card? And how will you send this in one delivery with both orders.
Being able to hire and adequately pay a talented artist to create beautiful illustrations is the biggest hurdle to overcome in this entire process. It takes a long time to create high quality illustrations, and a lot of money to pay someone to do it for you without rushing them or ending up with mediocre results. What can be done about it? Well, if you’re like me, you are now learning to create your own art -it takes time! It will be worth it, 100% 😊
1. Age range
2. Writing Style (Rhyming, Past Tense, first / third person, no right or wrong)
3. Children's book element (unique characters, suspenseful hook, realistic dialogue, happy ending, instant recall something to remember with, like a hat)
4. naming
5. editor
6. Book Orientation (vert: character based, hori: journey like, square: board)
7. Book dummy / storyboard (each page or scene for illustrator)
8. hire illustrator
i wrote these selfishly for me so that i rmbr
Much thanks:)
Ok but what's step 9, 10, and 11??
Thanks. Screenshot.
Good capitalism lesson. Do something useful and even if it’s for self gain, it still benefits others.
@@randomcitizen9909 are they charging everyone for the knowledge?
This was the equivalent of a semester class in school in a less than 10 minute video. Incredible. Thank you!
When giving books to children as gifts, i highly recommend something where it's a mix of fun and learning, such as *personalised childrens books*
Great point
This is so true! I bought for my babies a personalized book from LionStories when they were able to make themselves the main characters and choose the setting for their stories :) I love seeing them having fun but also using their creativity
@@margaretjenkins8893 can the two children books be me, when I was little
@@lindamathies3813 yeh probably
@@Kindlepreneur hi!
8 amazingly clear and concise steps. Great video, Dave! I especially loved your advice on editors. So many people think that writing children’s books is easy because there’s so few words, but the opposite is actually true. Because there are so few words, you need to make sure every word you use is spot on!
I appreciate that!
I write and do my own illustrations so even if I have the story down it takes months to get the right amount of illustrations. I also found by reading the storyline to children several ages, I'm able to pick the age range that the story is suited best for.
Thank you so much for this excellent video! I'm 16 and I'd like to create my very own children's e-book. I'll be the author and also the illustrator soooo hoping it will turn out great.
Glad to have helped!
I write for a living. I am currently ghostwriting a children's book for a client and I must say it's one of the most interesting genre to write
I would love to be able to quit my 9 to 5 and write for a living.
@@AgertonBooks-wg8ne You can if you want to❤️
Thanks. Very helpful. Instead of buys a few children's books though, visit the library and you can borrow many of them!
I have been writing kid’s books for 38 years. I have many illustrators. Sometimes we get along so well we do many books together.
I would love to connect with you. I'm an upcoming children's book writer
Excellent, I am in the process of my first children's books. This information will really help. I am not an author but I love writing, and mostly done academic essays which is a bit different to children's books. Having said that, I am very humorous and creative minded. I love beautiful imaginary, and illustrations. I can't wait to see where this journey takes me. X
This is Coco from King Fu Color Printing. We are a high quality and professional book printing factory for self publisher authors and publishers
You and I are in the same boat! I have an elementary education degree and have done a lot of work with kids over my years. Now I’m a stay at home mom with a 3 month old and I’m so excited to start this journey! Good luck to you ❤🎉
Thank you for the short class, it was quite interesting and reviewing. i have written 2 story books, working on my third book, hoping to do better.
Short, to the point and full of very useful information. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you! I'm in the process of creating my first children's book, your video answered allot of my questions pertaining to selecting an illustrator, the books shape also editing. The book is already written, however, felt stuck not knowing most of the steps you mentioned. Thanks again
Awesome video with lots of great advice. Writing Children’s books is not as easy as one would think.
When I was 10, I read 'The Silence of the Lambs.' It's still my favorite book, and people still tell me that I'm not ready for something like that. So there are different interest groups, and your story will definitely resonate with someone. Write as you like, write as you wanted when you came up with the idea. (((But of course, I'm not advocating for writing a children book about how a cannibal kills a new victim))) You're the best, don't give up, write, draw, create!
Obsessed with Stephen King from the age of 10😂
what a comprehensive and concise video! thank you so much..I liked that you added examples for each tip
Glad it was helpful!
These are some great tips. Thank you~ I just published my first children’s book. I’ll keep your tips in mind for my next book!!
Can you help me for writing?
Thanks for this! I’ve started writing a book series for kids 3-7 (a book that can be in a preschool classroom through first grade classroom). The main character is 5-years-old, and she has Hydrocephalus. It’s very loosely based on my childhood growing up with Hydrocephalus. My co-author is an early childhood special education teacher.
If I may ask you how are you going to publish? I’ve been working on a book my son also has a condition and me being an infant teacher I think I understood what some class books are missing
Also my books are in Spanish
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Great video with solid advice!
I recently wrote, illustrated and published my first children's book, "Bop & Mo: Adventures Together, " through KDP.
For some reason the 7 keywords don't seem to be helping when searching for my book.
Great advice presented in a professional, knowledgeable and concise way - as always! Thanks a lot! 😃
I love your advice because I've been planning to write more kids' books. Recently I wrote a kids' book that's around the age range of Grade School kids. That one I wrote for my nephew and he told he liked it but I never published it. I wish I could get an editor for it and maybe publish. Also, I've been planning to write fairy tales of my own to write more kid stories. Funny thing is that I haven't worked on them yet. Hopefully, I'll get to them soon enough.
8 terrific tips on writing children's books! I, particularly, loved your observation on the book orientation. If it weren't for your point, I would have definitely miss it. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! It's incredibly important to pay attention to.
I’m an illustrator (on Fiverr) but work has been slow lately so I’ve been thinking about writing my own story. We will see how that goes 😊
Can you illustrate an early reader book for me?
I just started working on my first children's book and will be looking for an illustrator. How can I find you on Fiverr?
This is my second Amazon kids tablet purchase. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxAPUD3wGXVz7iwFny2pBBqGomYxe_7J6U I bought my son his first when he was one and now that he is almost three we just upgraded to this version a couple of months ago. I love that you can control the age content, block certain apps and videos, and free storage space with apps that haven’t been used in a while. This tablet has assisted my son’s learning in so many ways. We love it!
I'm an illustrator trying desperately to write my own story so maybe I should be looking for an author 😂
True.
I’m looking for an illustrator 👀
How much do you charge per page? Do you have a site with samples of your work? marionette912@ yahoo.com
I’m writing books and need an illustrator
@@nonamccormick9597 hey.. I am an illustrator .... do check my Instagram handle nayana_ravindran_ and see if anything interests you..
I’m getting started on my baby book so much to decide thank you
Great Thankyou ! I have so much going on in my head o don’t know how to calm in down or which story to tell .
I really enjoyed this video. You give us lots when thinking about the many components to a great story book.
This is an excellent video!!! Thank you! I’m subscribing
Thanks your video is very helpful and insightful. I look forward in browsing the necessary steps to producing the best book. those links mentioned are so helpful.
Great Video! I really enjoy how much you emphasized research at the beginning of the video. Seeing what the demographic is actually reading right now really helps with figuring out how to get your writing out to the audience. I also appreciate how much you dived into the diffeent parts of the writing of a children's book. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing. I am definitely gonna utilize your tips.
Glad it was helpful!
This was very informative. THank you!
Excellent video! Very detailed and informative. Thank you.
Thanks and glad you liked it.
Thank you for getting straight to the point. This has helped me tremendously!
Glad to have helped!
Hi Melanie, This is Coco from King Fu Color Printing. We are a high quality and professional book printing factory for self publisher authors and publishers
Amazing video.
I am trying to write a fantasy book that take place in school for kids. Moral behind "Never judge someone" I am person too wordy sometimes with kids it's short and simple. Thank you.
I really loved all your great advises here, I'm just beginning this journey of books for children's. Thank you so much for your video very helpful.
You are so welcome!
This is Coco from King Fu Color Printing. We are a high quality and professional book printing factory for self publisher authors and publishers
You inspired me so much! This is so detailed! Thank you so much!!!
I am interested in writing children's books and used to create videos on my UA-cam channel. Your video is a wonderful guide.
Thank you for share with us this información is good advice.
You are amazing and beautiful. Thanks a million Dave for sharing so much xxx
Amazing and transparent advice! Thank you :)
You're so welcome!
Very helpful and given alot to think abut before diving in, thank you for these great tips!
Perfect! Thank you! 😊👍🏼
You're good at this I am making a book myself and I think that I got some good info from this video 👍🤑
Very helpful! Thank you 😊
Helpful, Thank you!
You're welcome!
Haven't seen those exact book covers since like first grade. Good times
thank you so much for your advice
Great tutorial!
Hi, great video! I'm an award winning and international best-selling author who is getting ready to enter the realm of writing children's books.
I'm great at rhyming and my first thought was to write books that rhyme, however, what if I don't want to rhyme in another book? You said I need to be consistent. Does it matter if one rhymes and one doesn't? Thanks so much! 🦋💜
This was very helpful. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Good video for those just starting out.
I recommend this man to tell you because he is the author of several book everyone rea
Very useful information, thanks 🙋♂️💫
I am trying to start writing a series of children books where I will highlight a “disease” mentally or physically in every story and make them the superhero they deserve to be. My first book will be about autism. And it’s animals experiencing these things. I hope it will work out the way I would like to!
Excellent video! The tips are fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing this. 🙌🙌🙌
You're so welcome!
Amazing clear explanation, Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Great video, thank you 🐬
Thank you!!! Great tips!
Glad to have helped.
This was really helpful.
Nice idea and very interesting
Very helpful and thank you so much.
Glad it was helpful!
Great advice, thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks so much, very helpful tips!! Stay safe👏😀
Thank you! You too!
@@Kindlepreneur Thanks Dave
So much value, thank you!
You're so welcome!
Thanks Dave - some great advice - do you have video on marketing and how to get more reviews on Amazon and Kindle -
Not in video, but I do have a couple of articles on that at Kindlepreneur.com
Thank you for this. I’m current working on my first non-fiction book, children’s books are on my radar as an add on to my niche. Just wondering, can you still make decent profit with high illustration books as I believe amazon charge more based on illustration quality, size and colours ?
You can, but there is a lot that depends...like what is "decent profit."
I agree with you, hire an editor or find someone who is an English major to edit your book if you have a friend in the family who is great at this. Alternatively, install Grammarly into Word to do initial proofreading for spelling and grammar errors in either the Free version or the Pro version. I watched your other video on Grammarly and installed it. I was surprised on what I found in my documents since I thought my English was fairly good already.
Great idea. I found that I need to stop the editing on my word program. When I am writing and ideas are flowing I get distracted by the all the red wavy line because of mistakes and misspelling. I will stop and start editing my work; there goes the flow. My rule of thumb is not use any editing software, even the one that comes with my word program until i am ready to edit my work.
Never used Grammarly. Can you not use until you want to?
I need a video on illustrating the book. I need ideas of what websites or apps can be used and how we go about copyrights.
Thank you your video is my first step to get there wish me luck 🍀🤞
Very insightful
Glad you think so!
I'm new to your channel and I love the information that you share. It appears that the volume on your videos are extremely low. I have you turned up to the max and I can barely hear you. Is it me?
This video is so helpful 🤗🤗
Thanks so very much for this amazing video. I'd like to know names of a few trusted sites from where ISBN could be purchased..
Thanks in adv!
Thank you! this is totally amazing
Glad you like it!
Thank you 🩷
This sucks
Currently drawing my own children book but it’s so hard to write a good story! I am a freelance illustrator and confident in my skills but underestimated a good story :)
I remember seeing a children's board book about a large dog wandering into a daycare. There was no text at all.
Best if you illustrate your own book, that book is truly yours and save a lot of money.
How
Very helpful
Great informative video!
Great tips!! I'm super excited to start on a book. I do have one thought, what about your name? Would you recommend using your real name or coming up with something different, maybe even more catchy?
I am an artist who has decided to take a step into making a children's book. I have been looking at MANY videos on here and there are so many that use AI it's seriously disheartening.. I truly appreciate this tutorial and it has helped me understand where i need to start.
Nice one thank you
Hi Dave, it's nice to put a face to the guy who keeps emailing me. Thanks for all the info; very helpful!
Great video
Great Video, Thank You
Glad you liked it!
Thank you so much for these tips.
My daughter is 7. She likes to draw stories. How can I develop her talent?
When writing my children's book, should I only be concentrating on words? And not illustrations? I have this idea for a children's book but actually haven't put words down on paper because i'm too focused on what the illustration will be. Should I write the words first and then work with illustrator? Thank you! Love the video! I subscribed.
Hello Tonya, I am an illustrator and designer of this website awesomereadsforkids.com
Lets connect and discuss this project:)
✉️ Venborne@gmail.com
So helpful 🙂😁
Glad you think so!
thank you🙏
I am an illustrator trying to create my own book, and it is haaarsh! where can i find writters looking for illustrators?? thanks!
Your just what I'm looking for. How do we connect?
If you’re writing a book to make money you won’t make money. People can see passion as apposed to greed. Writing the perfect book takes time, energy, talent, and mindfulness. Turning out nonsense will only end in a big waste of time. To those who want to create something based in passion, I salute you! To those who just want money, bye!
Even artists need to pay bills. This world isn’t free.
One question about your great content video. How will you match the order for the shineon ones and the gift card? And how will you send this in one delivery with both orders.
Very helpful, as always! :)
Glad to hear it!
Kids today are very SMART!
Being able to hire and adequately pay a talented artist to create beautiful illustrations is the biggest hurdle to overcome in this entire process. It takes a long time to create high quality illustrations, and a lot of money to pay someone to do it for you without rushing them or ending up with mediocre results. What can be done about it? Well, if you’re like me, you are now learning to create your own art -it takes time! It will be worth it, 100% 😊
Thank you very much.
You are welcome!