Writing for Children and Teenagers [Paperback]

Lee Wyndham (Author), Arnold Madison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1989 | ISBN-10: 0898793475 | ISBN-13: 978-0898793475 | Edition: 3 Sub

This third edition provides all the tips writers need to flourish in today's children's literature market.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Writer's Digest Books; 3 Sub edition (April 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898793475
• ISBN-13: 978-0898793475
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #267,433 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book was so good my writing mentors use it., January 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Writing for Children and Teenagers (Paperback)

I have read many books on this topic and none of them held my attention and spoke a language that I could understand like this one. The issues addressed are all current depsite the age of the original publication of this book. I tried to highlight the relevant portions of the text and found my entire book highlighted. Every word is valuable. I feel my writing has improved tremendously since reading this book and applying it's notions to my writing! A retired editor and writer friend of mine recently revealed her use of this book in helping her prepare her ideas and develop them into succssful stories. I could not recommend a book more if you want to write for children.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, November 8, 2002

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Annie Potter "anniepotter" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Writing for Children and Teenagers (Paperback)

I have taken three fiction writing classes from a major writing school. I have scanned a large number of writing books. I write middle grade/young adult novels.
I just have to write this here. This is the best book I've seen in its subject. It has been so helpful to me especially the "how to organize a book" and "plotting" sections. I would reccomend this book to anyone who is starting to write books for children and teenagers.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A key to Your Success, December 10, 2000

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M. D. Cummings "Marv" (Kanosh, Utah United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Writing for Children and Teenagers (Paperback)

You've just finished reading a picture story book to your child. You and your child were taken away into an imaginary world where the characters came alive. There was no doubt, while you were visiting that world, that the characters were real. As you close the cover of the book, you realize that the birth of the characters existed only in the mind of the author. The feeling of the power of creating such a world is overwhelming to you. Ideas begin to form and soon you are creating your own characters. You give them adventures, sorrows, excitement, problems, and successes. You literally transplant part of you, into them, in order to give them life.

Well, the above is how I feel when I write children's books. But I found that no matter how great the desire, or even how great the education, you still need to follow some guidelines, and more importantly, you must know children.

Ruels, guidelines, techniques, proceedures and a wealth of knowledge about children's writing, awaits you in Lee Wyndam's "Writing for Children and Teenagers." If you are serious in writing for children, this book will make the process as easy and painless as possible. I wish it was as easy as sitting down and writing a story, slipping it into the mail, then having a nice healthy check with an acceptance letter from a prominant publishing house. It doesn't, usually, work that way, but if it's going to happen, this book certainly can be a key to your success.

M.D. Cummings