How to Write a Children's Book: 8 EASY STEPS!
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
- Today I am going to show you how to write a kids book. When writing a children's book you can't just sit down and start writing. There is a lot more that goes into writing a children's book and making sure that when writing your kids book, kids are actually going to enjoy it.
So, follow along in this 8 easy steps to writing a children's book video as I take you through all 8 steps one by one. I will also show you different resources that will come in handy when writing your children's book and how you can find the perfect illustrator for your kids book.
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0:00:47 Step 1 - Age Range and Understand Your Market
0:01:42 Step 2 - Choose a Writing Style and Stick With It
0:03:08 Step 3 - Including Important Children Book Elements
0:05:08 Step 4 - Naming Your Book
0:05:59 Step 5 - Decide on an Editor
0:06:39 Step 6 - Decide on Your Books Orientation
0:07:06 Step 7 - Create a Book Dummy or Storyboard
0:07:36 Step 8 - Hiring An Illustrator
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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
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Much thanks:)
Ok but what's step 9, 10, and 11??
Thanks. Screenshot.
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@@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
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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
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
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.
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.
Great advice presented in a professional, knowledgeable and concise way - as always! Thanks a lot! 😃
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 really enjoyed this video. You give us lots when thinking about the many components to a great story book.
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 .
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!
what a comprehensive and concise video! thank you so much..I liked that you added examples for each tip
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome video with lots of great advice. Writing Children’s books is not as easy as one would think.
I’m getting started on my baby book so much to decide thank you
You inspired me so much! This is so detailed! Thank you so much!!!
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
Very helpful and given alot to think abut before diving in, thank you for these great tips!
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
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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 ❤🎉
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?
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'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 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.
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😂
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.
Thank you for share with us this información is good advice.
Amazing and transparent advice! Thank you :)
You're so welcome!
Perfect! Thank you! 😊👍🏼
Thanks. Very helpful. Instead of buys a few children's books though, visit the library and you can borrow many of them!
Thanks for sharing. I am definitely gonna utilize your tips.
Glad it was helpful!
This was so helpful. Thank you ☺️
Excellent video! The tips are fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing this. 🙌🙌🙌
You're so welcome!
Thank you for getting straight to the point. This has helped me tremendously!
Glad to have helped!
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thank you so much for your advice
This is an excellent video!!! Thank you! I’m subscribing
Great advice, thank you!
Thank you your video is my first step to get there wish me luck 🍀🤞
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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!
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So much value, thank you!
You're so welcome!
Very helpful! Thank you 😊
Good video for those just starting out.
This was very helpful. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
So helpful, thanks a lot
This was very informative. THank you!
Great advice, thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
You're good at this I am making a book myself and I think that I got some good info from this video 👍🤑
Short, to the point and full of very useful information. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
That's super interesting. So, as a rule of thumb, you should prioritise catchiness in every element of the book's design.
Very useful information, thanks 🙋♂️💫
Thank you! this is totally amazing
Glad you like it!
Very helpful and thank you so much.
Glad it was helpful!
Amazing clear explanation, Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent video! Very detailed and informative. Thank you.
Thanks and glad you liked it.
Thank you!!! Great tips!
Glad to have helped.
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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I am interested in writing children's books and used to create videos on my UA-cam channel. Your video is a wonderful guide.
Thanks
thank you🙏
Great video, thank you 🐬
Thanks so much, very helpful tips!! Stay safe👏😀
Thank you! You too!
@@Kindlepreneur Thanks Dave
Great tutorial!
Amazing video.
This video is so helpful 🤗🤗
Haven't seen those exact book covers since like first grade. Good times
You are amazing and beautiful. Thanks a million Dave for sharing so much xxx
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.
This was really helpful.
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Thank you so much ❤️
You’re welcome 😊
Helpful, Thank you!
You're welcome!
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 🙏🏻
You’re welcome 😊
Very helpful, as always! :)
Glad to hear it!
Great informative video!
thank you
Very helpful
Great Video, Thank You
Glad you liked it!
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.
Great infor
Thank you very much.
You are welcome!
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!
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’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?
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Nice one thank you
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."
Nice idea and very interesting
Very insightful
Glad you think so!
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! 🦋💜
Anyone interested in a creative group helping each other to think and then write a kids book
Yes, is there one?
Yesssss
Yesss! How can we all connect?
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
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
So helpful 🙂😁
Glad you think so!
Thank you 🩷
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Fantastic , tnx
Most welcome
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.
Hi there I’m really thinking about trying to write a children’s book for 6-10 age group. What if I know how to draw? Do I really need an illustrator? Well, I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it. Right now I just need help on getting started on my story. This may sound like Dumb question but how do I get started? I really don’t know how to start. Do I jot down ideas on what I want my story to be about? Or Do I create characters first? I’m really confused but I would really like to get Into this craft.