Overview

A STEP-BY-STEP plan to write fiction & nonfiction from picture books to middle grade books. But this is NOT a typical writing guide. You must write a marketable book in order to sell it. This workbook teaches how to craft your idea to Target the Market. Many writing guides tell you to research the market. This workbook shows you: how to research the market step-by-step in detail. how to create a template for your book and create your best chance of selling. how to plot engaging fiction (plot points and outline guides). how to craft enticing nonfiction (how to structure; what to put in; what to leave out). how to establish editor contacts. Start today, Step-By-Step. Craft your Idea into a chidlren's book. Shirley Raye Redmond and Jennifer McKerley have been published by Random House, Simon & Schuster, Gale Cengage, Heinemann and other major houses, and some of their titles have won awards. They've based this course on techniques that work for them, and they've sold 38 chidlren's books.

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You are fabulous! I'm feeling very motivated. Anne Hillerman, author of Tony Hillerman's Landscape: On the Road with Chee and Leaphorn I'll never forget the class you taught... you're truly an inspiration. Lucinda Delaney Schroeder, author of A Hunt for Justice: The True Story of a Woman Undercover Agent I was amazed from the beginning to the end and could barely write fast enough to take down all the valuable tips, tricks and brilliant ideas. Mary Lynn, author of Every Page Perfect: A Full-Size Writer's Manual for Manuscript Format & Submission Protocol You just inspire people to get out and write (and submit)! Robin, newspaper reporter That is just what is neat-you are not stingy with your knowledge! Sally, librarian You presented so much practical information on the business side of writing... Syble, history instructor Shirley Raye has the gift of mesmerizing her audiences with her practical advice, specific tips for getting published, and her quick wit and humor. She inspires, encourages, and provides the tools for success. Writers who follow her techniques GET published and have a great time along the way! Bev, school teacher Jennifer motivates people to persevere. When she told the process of how she sold her first book, I realized I could do it too. I especially appreciated the detailed help on research, writing with a child's perspective in mind, and how to produce a manuscript with kid appeal. Richard, systems analyst

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Shirley Raye Redmond is an award-winning writer and former columnist for The Santa Fe New Mexican. She has one husband, two grown children, five delightful grandchildren, and an M.A. in Literature. She has taught a variety of writing and literature courses at the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos campus, WORDHARVEST Writers Workshops, the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference, and many other venues across the country. Jennifer McKerley has taught children of all ages. She is a workshop presenter and award-winning author of twelve children's books. Jennifer grew up in Texas and later moved with her husband and two children to New Mexico. Jennifer enjoys walking, brainteasers, word and number games, reading, writing and, most of all, her two grandchildren.

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