Amazing Journey:
The Essential Guide to Kidlit Writing Success
with Children’s Book Insider Publisher Laura Backes
Who It’s For: Beginning & still-struggling kidlit writers who want a clear path to real success.
What It Does: You’ll learn the essential truths about writing for children & teens, presented simply and directly. Covers all kidlit genres, from picture books through young adult.
What You Get: Lifetime Access to the Full Course.
Your Children’s Writing Journey Awaits.
And Now You Have the Perfect Guide.
For four decades, Laura Backes has coached thousands of children’s book & young adult writers on their paths to success.
Now, for the first time, this legendary editor and educator has distilled her knowledge, experience and wisdom into one extraordinary course, designed specifically for beginners and still-struggling writers.
Laura Backes has published Children’s Book Insider, the Children’s Writing Monthly since 1990. She’s a co-founder of Picture Book Summit and Children’s Writing Bootcamp, the author of Best Books for Kids Who (Think They) Hate to Read (Random House) and a renowned editor and writing educator.
On your path to becoming a children’s book writer, you can spend year after discouraging year collecting rejection letters. You can spend a fortune on books, expensive workshops, conferences and videos. You can collect questionable advice from blogs and social media.
Or you can let a legendary editor and educator teach you exactly what you need to know to get started and become a skilled kidlit writer. This is real high-level writing instruction made simple. No frills, no nonsense.
Just the truth – designed to be absorbed quickly and put right into action, no matter your experience level!
Amazing Journey is everything you need to start writing wonderful kidlit books.
Here’s What You’ll Learn in Amazing Journey:
- Essential Info: Age Categories & Word Counts
- Essential Info: Publishing Glossary
- Essential Info: Frequently Asked Questions About Writing Kidlit
- Essential Info: How a Book Gets Published
- Module 1: Find Your Passion – Discovering What Makes Your Heart Sing
- Module 2: Developing Your Book Idea – From Passion to Plot
- Module 3: Make Time to Write
- Module 4. Pull a Character and Plot from Your Idea
- Module 5: Building Your Protagonist, One Layer at a Time
- Module 6: Crafting a Worthy Foe
- Module 7: Ignite Your Plot with a Catalyst
- Module 8: Strategies to Keep the Pages Turning
- Module 9: Add Heft to Your Story’s Middle
- Module 10: Developing Sub-plots
- Module 11: Endings That Deliver
- Module 12: How to “Show, Don’t Tell” in Your Writing
- Module 13: Working with Point of View
- Module 14: Find Your Strengths, Fix Your Weaknesses
- Module 15: Get Feedback on Your Work
- Module 16: Get Ready to Submit: Final Steps Before Sending Your Manuscript
- What Next?
Each module features Laura’s lesson, plus a video that makes even the trickiest writing concepts easy to understand. Like this!
You’ll discover:
The “rules” of kidlit publishing, including word count, page length, age categories and more.
How to develop the right book idea that matches your interests and passions… and the publishing market.
How to create memorable protagonists, antagonists and supporting characters.
The secrets to crafting an exciting plot that keeps readers glued top the page.
How to keep your story’s momentum going through the middle of your book, culminating in a satisfying ending.
How to get your manuscript in shape to submit to publishers and agents.
…and much more!
Whether you’re writing picture books, easy readers, middle grade or young adult, Amazing Journey has the answers you’re seeking!
As an agent, editor and teacher, Laura Backes has become established as one of children’s writing’s most respected experts.
In her four decades of experience, Laura has edited and critiqued thousands of manuscripts, and has authored countless articles, reports, courses and books.
Laura is the founder and publisher of Children’s Book Insider, the Children’s Writing Monthly, and co-founder of Picture Book Summit.
She is the author of Best Books for Kids Who (Think They) Hate To Read (Random House), and Technical Editor for Writing Children’s Books for Dummies (Wiley). Her articles on children’s book writing have appeared in Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market, Writer’s Digest and The Writer magazines, and she has been a featured expert on scores of blogs, online events and podcasts.
Your Instructor: Laura Backes
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