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Writing for Children

Everything you need to create a bestselling Picture Book, Storybook, Middle Reader or Young Adult Novel!
Rating: 4.4 out of 54.4 (412 ratings)
2,653 students
Created by Steve Alcorn, Dani Alcorn
Last updated 11/2020
English
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30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • Explore the different types of Picture Books and Storybooks
  • Discover the difference between Emergent Readers and First Chapter Books
  • Learn what content belongs in a Middle Reader
  • Analyze popular themes in children's fiction
  • Discover the difference between Story and Plot
  • Discover the market for children's nonfiction
  • Create your story idea using Dramatic Elements as a foundation
  • Learn to build a compelling character children will relate to
  • Discover the successful way to sell your book to a publisher
  • Explore the lucrative world of self-publishing both physical and ebooks
  • Discover wonderful marketing techniques that will make your book sell

Requirements

  • Open to everyone with a passion for children's literature!

Description

Children's books are fun to read, and delightful to write. Share yours with a child, grandchild or the public, by discovering the way to write compelling children's literature in the exciting, hands-on course.

Whether your goal is a picture book, storybook, middle reader or young adult novel, this course provides all the tools you need to succeed.

You'll discover the joys of all these different children's genres:

  • Picture Books
  • Concept Books
  • Storybooks
  • Emergent Readers
  • First Chapter Books
  • Middle Readers
  • Young Adult Novels

The course introduces you to great fiction and nonfiction children's books for all ages.

Step by step, you'll learn and practice:

  • What Makes Great Children's Literature
  • The Difference Between Story and Plot
  • Dramatic Elements for Great Fiction
  • Character Building
  • Tips for Polishing Your Work

Once you've created your book, you'll learn how to:

  • Find a publisher or agent
  • Capitalize on the lucrative world of self-publishing
  • Market your book for fun and profit!

In addition to the lessons, the course offers extensive supplemental materials, including reference lists of great children's books in all categories, and more than a hundred links to web resources vital to any children's author.

Whether this is your first children's book or you're an experienced author looking for new techniques, Writing for Children has what you need to get your idea published. Enroll now!

Who this course is for:

  • Authors and Illustrators who want to create inspiring children's books

Featured review

Billie Watkins
Billie Watkins
110 courses
5 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 56 months ago
Steve Alcorn has a nice professional voice that makes listening easy. Just finished Introduction and can't wait to move onward! Wow! Steve is an awesome teacher. His voice is soft and I lean in to hear his wise words. I'm enjoying learning from this course even more. Plot vs Story answered many internal questions about writing scenes in short stories. I can't wait to see how this concept works in nonfiction writing.... maybe it doesn't? Who knows? Steve does!

Course content

3 sections • 15 lectures • 2h 46m total length

  • Preview17:23
  • Picture Books
    15:35
  • Emergent Readers
    08:55
  • First Chapter Books
    07:28
  • Middle-Grade Readers
    09:14
  • Young Adult
    08:49
  • Nonfiction
    14:06

  • Plot vs. Story
    04:42
  • Story Patterns
    16:57
  • Dramatic Elements in Children's Literature
    17:04
  • Editing
    12:58

  • Finding a Publisher
    09:17
  • Self-Publishing
    08:27
  • The Business of Writing
    13:29
  • Next Steps
    02:18

Instructors

Steve Alcorn
Published Author and Educator
Steve Alcorn
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 3,194 Reviews
  • 26,104 Students
  • 16 Courses

Steve Alcorn is a theme park designer, author, teacher, and the founder of Writing Academy. His novels include mysteries, young adult stories, historic fiction and romance. His is also the author of How to Fix Your Novel.

Steve has helped more than 30,000 aspiring writers structure their novels, through the online learning programs of 1500 colleges and universities worldwide. Many of his students are now published authors, and you can be, too!

Dani Alcorn
Author and Screenwriter
Dani Alcorn
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 1,941 Reviews
  • 25,626 Students
  • 9 Courses

Dani is the author of the Young Adult novel The Last Telepath, and three screenplays: 


A Quintessence of Dust, a science fiction riff on what would happen if Hamlet met Bladerunner

How to Catch an Englishman, a romantic comedy about moving overseas in search of an eligible bachelor

Do No Harm, a drama that explores the ethical choices facing a heart surgeon when her personal and professional lives collide

Dani graduated Summa Cum Laude from Northwestern University, where she majored in Psychology and Radio, Television, & Film.


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