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How to Write a Children's Book and Get It Published
by Barbara Seuling

I wrote my first book using this as a guide, and I still keep it handy when I'm putting together a manuscript. When people ask me how to get started in the field, I usually send them here first.

Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market
Looking for someplace to send your manuscript? This book, updated yearly, gives the most thorough listing of publishers, what they're looking for, and were to send it.

The Purple Crayon
Harold Underdown's site has some great information about the field, including a sobering article on What Happens Inside a Children's Publishing Company? that every aspiring author should read. Also, check out Dangerous Myths and Terrible Truths for a good introduction to the basics.

• Recent stories:
• Inventor’s Letterheads
• The Deckle Edge
• The All-purpose Pronoun
• Writing: A joy or a chore?
• E-Books: In Search of a Name
• Vonnegut on “Writing With Style”
• Thsrs
• A Few Freelancing Tips
• Writer’s and Illustrator’s Block
• Lester Dent’s Pulp Fiction Master Plot