You know you want to write a children's book. But where do you start?

You’ve had the idea for a children's book for a while now. 

But you still haven’t started, have you.

Because where do you start?

You’ve scoured Google. And Pinterest. Maybe asked a friend or two.

But are you really any further along than you were before?

It’s time to call yourself a kidlit writer.

Do you imagine a parent and child reading your picture book? A new reader finishing your chapter book? A kid or teenager reading your latest middle grade or young adult novel?

You can get there. You just need a firm foundation first.

Kidlit Foundations takes the mystery out of “I want to write a kids’ book. Now what?” and sets you on the path to writing your first draft. With step-by-step lessons (and yes, homework along the way!), you will start to understand why you're writing this book, who you’re writing it for, and how to get started.

We’ll cover:

Categories and genres in kidlit

Approaching kidlit as a reader--and a writer

Knowing your reader

Developing your main character

Plot vs story, and why you need both