A Manual to Creative Writing That Sells
by:
Caterina Christakos
It's unbelievable that with all the creative writing courses out there, that no one teaches the necessity of researching your market before you set pen to paper.
Yes, we all want to be creative and let our imagination go. At the same time, wouldn't it be great to have several of your activity published? Even as better wouldn't it be awful to cognize that you have upped your chances of effort publicized
by about 80% by just doing a flyspeck bit of browsing in a library or bookstore?
Here is a way to do sure that there is an interest in your type of story before you pick up a pen or pull out your laptop:
1) Go to the local bookstore and see the writing magazines. Editors really tell these magazines what they are interested in, in a fairly timely manner. Most of the guess activity is taken out for you. You cognize which editors are looking for what type of stories.
2) Look at the current Writer's Guide. It is filled with editors and publishers looking for fresh material. And guess what? They likewise tell you what each editor wants and what they are sick to death of.
3) Check out the bookshelves to see which children's books are featured. Is there a trend or pattern? For example the last few years Harry Potter, Cynthia Fowl and Charlie Bone have all been hot. It doesn't take a brain doctor to numbers out that sorcerous characters have taken kids and editors by storm.
4) Ask kids what their favorite books are. Ask them why they like one over the other. Ask if their friends are into the same books. Model these themes.
There is no need to do over the wheel or hire a psychic to numbers out what publishers, editors and your audience - kids, are looking for. Gather this information and apply it to your writing.
Watch the number of your submissions rise, spell your rejection letters become few and far between.
About The Author
Caterina Christakos is the author of How to Write a Children's Book in 30 Days or Less and innumerable articles several on and off the net. For easy tips on how to write a children's book go to: http://www.howtowriteachildrensbook.com.
This article was announce on August 30, 2005
