How to Write a Children's Book: 8 EASY STEPS!

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.

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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[kienstar]

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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[jakobbourne]

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*

[annwalker]

This was the equivalent of a semester class in school in a less than 10 minute video. Incredible. Thank you!

[mashedpotato]

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.

[nonyabizness]

I'm an illustrator trying desperately to write my own story so maybe I should be looking for an author 😂

[saraholaleye]

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

[KeithWheelerBooks]

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!

[AnneSTalentSpot]

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.

[traceyking]

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

[MathQwest]

Short, to the point and full of very useful information. Thank you.

[seliaekanem]

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.

[spunky]

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.

[camillatubertini]

Great advice presented in a professional, knowledgeable and concise way - as always! Thanks a lot! 😃

[bopmo]

Great video with solid advice!

I recently wrote, illustrated and published my first children's book, "Bop & Mo: Adventures Together, " through KDP.

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[stephvandykeozzy]

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.

[modernmusicstudio]

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!

[SnarlingMaiden]

I really enjoyed this video. You give us lots when thinking about the many components to a great story book.

[lauralai]

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!

[Bridgetsky]

Anyone interested in a creative group helping each other to think and then write a kids book

[jeffgarrison]

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