This anecdotal how-to book is a necessity for any would-be children's book writer and is a valuable addition to the shelves of already-published writers. Litowinsky covers the entire book publishing process, from story ideas and submitting manuscripts through contracts to production and sales. Illustrated.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Good overview, but dated in parts:
This is a really good general overview of writing and publishing for children, complete with a brief history of the childrens,' JA, and YA publishing history, how censors operate and how to combat them, what to do after you've been published, and how to write a picture book. I think, though, that the advice Ms. Litowinsky gave on sending an unsolicited manuscript was out of date even when this book was written. That is one way to gt published, particularly if you follow her advice of getting to know the... more info
Helpful, although a little out of date.:
I found this book very helpful as I started writing for children. I could write the stories but didn't know what to do after that. She writes from an editor's point of view and that is good information to have. She tells you the dos and don'ts of trying to get published. I only wish she would write a book about how to get it done in year 2000 and beyond.
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