Discover how to find the bestselling story idea already within you!

Uncover the ultimate step-by-step framework to guide you towards finding and developing ideas that aren’t just arbitrary or generalized, but have a genuine impact on your audience and contain themes and concepts that you can be passionate about.

You'll learn step-by-step how to:

• Come up with a bestselling idea that is already nested within you.
• Make your story marketable and personal.
• Make it deeply resonate with both you and your audience.

Find your best story ideas with Alex Peart-Johnson's Big Ideas for Children's Books!: The Essential Guide to Developing Ideas of Impact for Your Next Bestselling Children’s Book.

Discover the faster way to become a traditionally published children's book author!

Even if you've never written a children's story before, you can become published by writing for the educational market where publishers are in search of writers to create books for children they will traditionally publish and distribute to schools and libraries around the world - with your name listed as the author. Hundreds of writers have gotten their first published books this way–including me–but many people still don’t know about it!

When you break into this children’s book market, you get:

• Guidance about what to write
• An opportunity to work closely with a children’s book editor
• An author byline of a final, published book and payment for your hard work

Land your first educational book project with Carol Kim's Become a Published Author by Writing for the Educational Market.

Go from idea to complete picture book with these easy-to-follow steps.

Step your way through a story creation process designed to help you turn your children’s book idea into a complete manuscript ready for the next stage in the publishing process. Especially for first-time authors who want to write a children's book and don't know how to start, can also be useful to second or third-time authors struggling with writer’s block.

You'll get:

• Easy, bite-size lessons.
• Tools to help ease any overwhelm from finally writing the story that has lived in your mind for so long
• Includes tips, templates, and page plan samples to help you avoid typical pitfalls

Make writing your children's book easy and enjoyable with Kate Stead's Children's Picture Book Creation Masterclass.

Access powerful advice for writing nonfiction and short stories for kids' magazines.

Grab a warm beverage and sit down with Laura Backes, publisher of Children's Book Insider, the Newsletter for Children's Writers, and one of the most respected children's writing experts, and learn the fundamentals of writing nonfiction articles and short fiction stories for children and teens.

In this series of videos, Laura:

• Shares the "rules" of magazine writing.
• Introduces you to some of the hottest magazine markets.
• Gives insider advice to help get your work published.
  PLUS! Learn how to find magazine guidelines and sample copies of publications you wish to target.

Grow your reach and exposure with Laura Backes's Writing for Children's Magazines.

The essential guide to the skills you need to write book children will love.

Get ready to write a book children will want to read over and over! Whether you write creative fiction or nonfiction, are a brand new author, or are a seasoned writer, this book will help you find a path forward and give you the tools to refresh your writing skills. Whether you intend to self-publish or plan to submit your manuscript to a traditional publisher or literary agent, make sure you have all the tools to present the best story possible.

You will learn to:

• Develop an idea, understand the story arc and structure, and choose the best narrator for your story.
• Create compelling characters, write meaningful dialogue and understand rhyme scheme and meter.
• Use appropriate tone and vocabulary and decide which tense works best for you plus so much more!

Master your storytelling skills with Bobbie Hinman's How to Master the Art of Writing Children's Books.

Discover the steps to release a fantastic picture book children will want to read again and again.

Dive into this easy-to-understand ecourse aimed at new authors from an editor who’s seen it all in self-published children's book manuscripts. Follow the step-by-step lessons and worksheets as you create and publish your own standout picture book. Includes nine video lessons, worksheets and checklists, and lifetime access to rewatch as needed.

You’ll learn how to:

• Write your book.
• Produce it.
• Launch a self-published picture book at the quality level of a traditional publisher.

Release your picture book like a pro with Connie B. Dowell's Stellar Self Publishing for Picture Books.

Breeze through your book with 25 clever writing and publishing cheat sheets.

Whether you are writing a picture book, early reader, middle-grade novel, or young adult book, this stack of 25 cheat sheets will help you breeze through writing and publishing your book.

Includes:

• Getting Started Checklist, Picture Book: Manuscript Checklist, Editing Checklist for Cleaning Up Prose, Publishing Timeline, & Marketing Timeline.
• Picture Book: Plot Structures - Common, Picture Book: Plot Structures - Uncommon, Novel: Story Ingredients, & Novel: Three Act Overview, Revision Path.
• Where to Find an Illustrator, Working with Illustrators, Printing Decision Tree.
  Printing Term Glossary, Offset vs. POD Cheat Sheet, Offset On-Your-Own vs. Collective Printing, & POD Options Cheat Sheet

Have everything at your fingertips for each stage of writing and publishing with Arielle Haughee's KidLit Reference Sheet Mega Stack.

Take the mystery out of self-publishing your children's book!

Perfect for new or aspiring authors who aren't quite sure where to begin with self-publishing. With this easy-to-use and organized series of lessons, tools, and templates you will discover (and simplify) the self-publishing process, learn how to build your team, and understand the steps needed to self-publish a children's book.

Bonus content includes:

• A self-publishing checklist & self-publishing timeline.
• Author/Illustrator contract.
• Budget template, recommended resources, and much more!

Simplify your self-publishing journey with April Cox's Introduction to Self-Publishing a Children's Book.

Discover what makes middle-grade fiction unique in Kidlit and get the tools to craft your stories to fit!

Get the guidance to deepen your middle-grade fiction understanding, skills, and story with video instruction, written information, and downloadable worksheets from the publisher and senior editor of Chicken Scratch Books.

You will learn how to:

• Craft a relatable character voice.
• Set an appropriate pace for your story.
• Link motive and theme to connect to readers.

Make your middle-grade novels shine with Kiri Jorgensen's Mastering the Elements of Middle Grade Fiction.

Publish your Kidlit book your way and do it with confidence!

Discover everything you need to know about the 3 options there are to choose from when you are about to publish your Kidlit book. This introductory course into children's book publishing covers traditional, self, & hybrid publishing to help you make the best publishing decision for you and your book.

After taking the course, you'll know:

• The publishing options you have for your children's book.
• How to pitch your story in the best way possible.
• The steps you need to take to be successful, no matter which option you choose.

PLUS! Includes the Kidlit Publishing Toolkit, Twitter Pitch Party Pack, and Submission Tracker as a special bonus bundle just for you.

Get the know-how to publish your book with confidence with Brooke Van Sickle's Kidlit Publishing 101.

Your cornerstone guide to articulate your story's theme, character arcs, plot arc, and world.

Whether you are a novice writer starting your first project, or an experienced writer who may be stuck or in need of inspiration when you find your story's heart you will understand why you are writing and who you are writing for. Perfect for writers at all stages, writing in all genres and all young reader age groups.

Succinct and clear, this complete Workbook gives you:

• Exercises that help you focus on all aspects of what makes a kid's story.
• Help to create your theme, character, plot, and world.
• Guidance through each step of the process with examples.

Get the best foundation for your kidlit stories with Janet Fox's Finding Your Story Heart Workbook.

Create a well-planned & beautiful illustrated book within your budget.

As a children's book author, if you know what to do and plan well, you can absolutely influence the outcome and budget of your illustrations project. With this practical 30-minute video masterclass and checklist you'll discover detailed, actionable steps for how to get the best book for your budget. Perfect for children's book authors who are at any stage from just starting, to those who are ready to get their illustrations started.

Find out how to:

• Plan your book and save money with planning.
• Find the right illustrator for you, which factors affect illustration costs, & the biggest mistake to avoid when deciding on which illustrator to work with.
• Access the best process to follow to get fantastic illustrations.

PLUS! Get an action step checklist to get the best book for your budget.

Influence the outcome of your budget with Karen Ferreira's Masterclass: How to get stunning book illustrations that tell your story for less.

The winning method is to create your social content ONCE so you can spend more time on your books!

Save hours of time so you can focus on writing your next book with the social media solution for authors who are tired of spending hours crafting content and perfecting images, only for it to get no results. Once you go through the training, create and schedule your posts ONCE, you’re done! No more wasted time creating content. Use the time you save to market your books more effectively or focus on writing more books!

Includes:

• A masterclass that thoroughly explains the purpose and strategy of this method & with no fluff.
• Social media image templates to customize and use, and a training video for doing it on Canva.
• Social media captions that cover the 5 categories of posts necessary to have a solid well-rounded social presence & training on how to use the best scheduler for this purpose.

Get more results with less effort with Laurie Wright's Lazy Social Media Marketing MAGIC.

Identify your ideal audience with these easy-to-implement strategies.

Perfect for KidLit authors who are preparing to launch their book baby but need assistance understanding who their target audience is before they implement a marketing strategy.

You will learn:

• How to avoid expensive mistakes authors make that cost them $$$ in sales.
• What a niche is and its benefits & how to identify your niche audience.
• How to assess whether an opportunity is a right fit for you & what to do once you’ve identified your ideal audience.

Get your book, brand, and message in front of the right people with Jennifer Vassel's How to Identify Your Niche Audience as a KidLit Author.

Find success as a children's book author with your own set of inspiring, achievable, and actionable goals!

Tailor-made for children's book authors who are just starting out or who have previously published books but haven't seen the success they'd hoped for. Includes video training and a workbook to show you how to plan your goals for your book launch, book sales, and ongoing marketing efforts.

You'll get walked through:

• The 3 types of author goals.
• Best practices for goal setting.
• Daily marketing strategies - a free bonus workbook.

Turn your book success plans into reality with Lauren Ranalli's Setting Achievable Author Goals.

Learn to paint watercolor illustrations with an award-winning illustrator.
 
Get ready to start creating your own children's book illustrations with artist and illustrator Mark Mitchell at his monthly live watercolor illustrations workshops. The membership period also includes access to the entire archive of "Deep Dive" and "Guest Group Critiques" replays.
 
Mark teaches watercolor and children’s book illustration at The Contemporary Art School in Austin, Texas. He has illustrated his own and other authors’ books and for the children’s magazines Cobblestone, Apple Seeds, Faces, Calliope, Pockets, and Cricket. His book "Raising ‘La Belle’: The Story of the La Salle Shipwreck" (Eakin Press) received the Western Writers of America Spur Award for juvenile nonfiction and the U.S. Maritime Literature Award.
 
Discover the wonder of watercolors with Mark Mitchell's "Marks & Splashes Deep Dives (3 month subscription)".

Make your picture book shine, get noticed by publishers, and engage readers.

Don't let your story languish or get lost in the slush pile. Be uplifted by constructive, actionable insights from an internationally published author and professional editor Suzanne to learn techniques to apply now and throughout your career. Suitable for new writers and seasoned professionals, this service will give you comprehensive feedback on aspects of your story including theme, language, voice, characterization, narrative flow, dialogue, structure, and more.

PLUS! Writers who book a Picture Book Manuscript Assessment will also get a free bonus entry into Suzanne's How to Self-Publish a Picture Book e-course, which covers all aspects of writing and creating picture books, including:

• Writing.
• Working with an illustrator and designer.
• Marketing and budgeting.

Make your book the best it can be with Suzanne Barton's Picture Book Manuscript Assessment Discount and Bonus Course.

Access the editing service that will help you to tighten your metre so your rhyming stories and poems sing.

Published by Scholastic, Walker, and many other fine children's publishing houses, Jackie Hoskings has been sharing her joy and passion for over 20 years and has helped many writers of rhyme and metre to go on and be published. Especially suited to anyone who writes in rhyme and metre, particularly for children

You'll learn:

• What metre is.
• Why it is important and where to use it.
• Why the metre is or isn't working in your own story or poem.

Make your rhymes shine with Jackie Hosking's Rhyming Manuscript Editing Service (100% off your first hour's edit).

Go from draft to done with expert digital publishers 1000 Storybooks.
 
1000 Storybooks removes all the common barriers to publishing children’s picture books by doing everything for you except writing the first draft of the story. All you have to do is write a decent, 14-page story that is roughly 1,000 words in length.
 
You'll get back a perfectly edited, dynamic children's picture book in eBook, paperback, and hardcover on par with the industry's best and ready to compete in the children's book market.

Once you’ve got a manuscript ready, we will provide:

• Professional editing.
• Book cover design.
• 14 custom illustrations (one for each page to accompany the text).

Plus…

• Book formatting for publishing as a KDP paperback and case laminate hardcover.
• 3D images are great for use on your website and for posting on social media.
• Advertising graphics as needed.
• Finished files will be ready to publish via IngramSpark for sale on Amazon, Barnes, and Noble, and everywhere else Ingram distributes your book, including brick and mortar bookstores.
• You are the sole owner and copyright holder of the finished product, so you won’t have to share royalties with anyone, ever.

Bring your picture book to life with ease with Matt Stone's "1000 Storybooks Complete Children's Book Publishing Package".