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The Business of Being a Writer Jane Friedman

Don’t Stop … Believing 

Learn­ing about writ­ing for chil­dren is nev­er over. Like teach­ing, as you work at it, you will learn more. In fact, that aspect of con­stant learn­ing is one of the best things about the job.

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Fixing It 

In the past six months, we’ve talked about the busi­ness of book pub­lish­ing and the basics of draft­ing sto­ry. Now it’s time for more infor­ma­tion on the all-impor­­tant work of fix­ing that sto­ry, also known as revision.

young woman writing and organizing her story with sticky notes

Writing Story 

Hel­lo again, Edu­ca­tors! For those of you who want to pub­lish a children’s book, it’s time to talk about sto­ry (oth­er­wise known as narrative).

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The Book Process 

Once your sto­ry is on its way to becom­ing a book … this arti­cle will focus on the pub­lish­ing steps of a children’s book from the author’s perspective.

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The Main Characters in Publishing 

The main char­ac­ters with­in and around pub­lish­ing com­pa­nies. These are the peo­ple who will help get your book to mar­ket and work to make it a success.

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The Publishers 

Today it’s time to learn about the pub­lish­er. There’s lots to know, so get your­self a bev­er­age and let’s get started!

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Know What You’re Writing 

Last time I wrote about why teach­ers and oth­er edu­ca­tors often make great children’s writ­ers. Today we are going to make sure you know what you’re writing.

Bird by Bird

Believe 

I’m going to use this col­umn for a series of arti­cles for edu­ca­tors explain­ing the basics of pub­lish­ing your own children’s book but, real­ly, for any­one who wants to hold their own book in their hands.

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