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Writing a Children's Book - The #1 Misconception of Writing!

By Lisa Brunel

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Published: 17Nov2009
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A lot of people who are considering writing a children's book have the mistaken belief that you need a piece of paper or formal qualification to write for chilren! This is the #1 misconception of writing a children's book. The truth is you don't!

What publishers are wanting to see in your writing is that you are interested in and have a passion for a good story. Formal qualifications can be expensive and time consuming and in the end they are not a guarantee for your success. Formal training can also be very broad; covering all aspects of writing in general. This is not always a bad thing as you will need to develop a strong foundation for your writing career. But overall, formal training is not necessary. If you are interested in gaining formal qualifications the best thing to look for is a more in-depth focus on children's writing not all other genres of writing.

Writers of children's books will recommend attending short courses designed specifically for children's writing. You can sometimes find free short courses through the community, library, internet or there could be a small fee. Either way, it is beneficial to you to attend one or two of these. This will improve your knowledge and skills when writing for children. The more learning you seek in this area will help you beyond belief. While attending courses, you will have the opportunity to ask question, have discussions and get feedback from experienced writers or tutors which will provide you with priceless information you will have for a lifetime. Take the opportunity when it is presented, this is the best way to gain knowledge for your writing career. You can get started writing your children's story straight away and seek help and support as you go along.

The best way to get the help and support you need is from successful authors who have been there and done that and made the mistakes. Many will be willing to share these with you. Generally, they would have produced well written and published books in more than one genre of children's writing. These are the people you want to learn from. They will give you all the elements for writing a children's book and pointers for dealing with publishers. What publishers want to see and what they don't! Again this is priceless feedback that only those who have been there can give you.

If writing a children's book is where you think your talents lye, that's great! There is always a need for more well written children's books filled with passion and interest. Remember this is the #1 misconception of writing a children's book. You do not need to have formal qualifications, just the will to learn how to write well for children, one way or another.

Looking for the best place to get information specifically on writing a children's book? Go to http://www.learntowriteforchildren.com. You'll get free writing tips, help and support from an author of over seventy successful published children's books and the opportunity to pick up the best resources so you can gain all the appropriate knowledge you need to write for children!

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