Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
Ebook42 pages15 minutes
The ABC's of Creating Your Children's Book: How to Write, Illustrate, Design, Publish, and Market Your Picture Book
By Gail Nelson
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
Solve the Children's Book Publishing Puzzle! "The ABCs of Creating Your Children’s Book" shows how to put together all of the pieces of self-publishing: writing, illustrating, designing, publishing, and marketing. This picture book about how to create a picture book has step-by-step guidelines. You will be encouraged to have fun making your dream come true. Gail M. Nelson loves to design and illustrate books and now she shares her experience helping hundreds of independent authors publish their books.
Author
Gail Nelson
Gail Nelson is an author, graphic designer, and the creative director of e-book-design.com, the layout and design service for authors and publishers. Gail specializes in digital files for the e-book market, print-ready book layouts, and marketing materials, so you can get the word out.
Read more from Gail Nelson
90% Vegetarian: Plant-strong, Gluten-free, and Dairy-free Meals and Snacks The E-Book Design Guide: How to Format for PDFs Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReNew ~ Go Green Projects, Gardens, and Recipes Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGo Eat Pizza Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to The ABC's of Creating Your Children's Book
Related ebooks
The Only Writing Series You'll Ever Need: Writing Children's Books Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStory Development for Children's Books: Tips and Techniques to Get Your Story Back on Track Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How To Write A Children’s Book Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How To Write For Children An Easy Three Step Guide To Writing Children's Books Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSo You Want to Be a Writer: How to Get Started (While You Still Have a Day Job) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSo, You Want to Be a Writer?: How to Write, Get Published, and Maybe Even Make It Big! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Children's Writer's Guide 2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWriting and Selling Bestselling Children’s Books: Real Fast Results, #13 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 7 Deadly Sins of Writing Children's Books Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Write a Children's Book: Your Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Children’s Book Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Write a Children's Picture Book Volume I: Structure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Everything Guide to Writing Children's Books: How to write, publish, and promote books for children of all ages! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow to Write a Children's Book and Get It Published Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Writing and Publishing Children’s Books Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWriting Children's Books For Dummies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Easily Write, Create, and Publish Your First Children's Book Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Starting Your Career as an Illustrator Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Write a Children's Picture Book Volume III: Figures of Speech Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLove Reading for Kids: How to Design a Lovely Children Book Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChildren's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2019 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Art Is Every Day: Activities for the Home, Park, Museum, and City Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Breaking Into Freelance Illustration: A Guide for Artists, Designers and Illustrators Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Freelance Illustrator: Freelance Jobs and Their Profiles, #6 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Grow as an Illustrator Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow to Write a Children's Picture Book Volume II: Word, Sentence, Scene, Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWords about Pictures: The Narrative Art of Children's Picture Books Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Inside the Business of Illustration Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Freelance Graphic Designer: Freelance Jobs and Their Profiles, #5 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Language Arts & Discipline For You
Verbal Judo, Second Edition: The Gentle Art of Persuasion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dirty Sign Language: Everyday Slang from "What's Up?" to "F*%# Off!" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBarron's American Sign Language: A Comprehensive Guide to ASL 1 and 2 with Online Video Practice Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Learn Sign Language in a Hurry: Grasp the Basics of American Sign Language Quickly and Easily Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Talk Dirty Spanish: Beyond Mierda: The curses, slang, and street lingo you need to Know when you speak espanol Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShow, Don't Tell: How to Write Vivid Descriptions, Handle Backstory, and Describe Your Characters’ Emotions Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Speed Reading: How to Read a Book a Day - Simple Tricks to Explode Your Reading Speed and Comprehension Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Everything Sign Language Book: American Sign Language Made Easy... All new photos! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5500 Beautiful Words You Should Know Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Easy Spanish Stories For Beginners: 5 Spanish Short Stories For Beginners (With Audio) Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Craft of Research, Fourth Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Plot Whisperer Book of Writing Prompts: Easy Exercises to Get You Writing Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Writing to Learn: How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lost Art of Handwriting: Rediscover the Beauty and Power of Penmanship Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Get to the Point!: Sharpen Your Message and Make Your Words Matter Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Metaphors We Live By Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related podcast episodes
How To Write A Children's Picture Book: Matthew Ralph reveals how he achieved his dream 0% found this document usefulHow to Use ChatGPT to Solve Your Biggest Problem 0% found this document usefulLearning How to Write (Well) Changes Everything | EP 18 0% found this document usefulWhen Kids' Sleep Issues Are Actually Anxiety Issues 0% found this document useful
Related articles
The Letters Of The Alphabet Are Some Of The Oldest Forms Of Storytelling Literary HubArticle
The Letters Of The Alphabet Are Some Of The Oldest Forms Of Storytelling
Apr 27, 2020
5 min read75 Writing prompts The WriterArticle
75 Writing prompts
Dec 14, 2020
8 min readYoung AT HEART Artists & IllustratorsArticle
Young AT HEART
May 15, 2020
6 min readReinvent Yourself: Finding New Ways To Make Money TechLife NewsArticle
Reinvent Yourself: Finding New Ways To Make Money
Dec 26, 2020
5 min readThe Hidden Meaning of Kids' Shapes and Scribbles The AtlanticArticle
The Hidden Meaning of Kids' Shapes and Scribbles
Oct 25, 2017
6 min readIllustrating BOOKS Artists & IllustratorsArticle
Illustrating BOOKS
Nov 29, 2019
5 min readAs A Matter Of Fact… Writing MagazineArticle
As A Matter Of Fact…
Nov 5, 2020
6 min readBecoming a MULTIGENRE MASTER Writer's DigestArticle
Becoming a MULTIGENRE MASTER
Jun 19, 2019
7 min readHow To Get PUBLISHED FairladyArticle
How To Get PUBLISHED
Jul 22, 2019
4 min readDo It Yourself Writing MagazineArticle
Do It Yourself
Nov 4, 2021
Self-publishing can be a rewarding and exciting way of getting your story into the hands of readers but for children’s books it has its own challenges. Three authors share their experiences and advice. I had been writing traditionally published books
6 min readPicture book PITFALLS Writing MagazineArticle
Picture book PITFALLS
Aug 4, 2022
5 min readBooks For Life Writing MagazineArticle
Books For Life
Jan 7, 2021
Last year, in a city park, I came across a children’s book, with a tag that said, ‘Whoever you are, this is for you. Happy Book Giving Day!’ I counted six children’s books in the park that day. International Book Giving Day takes place on 14 February
3 min readKnowledge Is Power Writing MagazineArticle
Knowledge Is Power
Mar 3, 2022
5 min readWays To Level Up The WriterArticle
Ways To Level Up
Feb 1, 2020
8 min readGetting Creative With Reality Writing MagazineArticle
Getting Creative With Reality
Oct 1, 2020
What do H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald, Notes on a Small Island by Bill Bryson and Tall Stories and Wee Tales by Billy Connolly have in common? They all belong to the increasingly popular genre of creative non-fiction writing. When creative non-fic
6 min readThe Savvy Self-Publisher Poets & WritersArticle
The Savvy Self-Publisher
Feb 9, 2017
DEBRA ENGLANDER is a New York City–based freelance editor and writer. She managed a business-book program at John Wiley & Sons for nearly seventeen years and previously worked at Money magazine and Book-of-the-Month Club. She has written about busine
10 min readNAVIGATING THE WIDE WORLD OF self-publishing The WriterArticle
NAVIGATING THE WIDE WORLD OF self-publishing
Oct 29, 2022
16 min readFinding The Voice To Tell Your Story Writing MagazineArticle
Finding The Voice To Tell Your Story
Apr 7, 2022
5 min readSwitch It Up! Writing MagazineArticle
Switch It Up!
Jan 5, 2023
5 min readPublishing Your First Book Poets & WritersArticle
Publishing Your First Book
Feb 14, 2018
SHELLY ORIA is the author of New York 1, Tel Aviv 0 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014), which earned nominations for a Lambda Literary Award and the Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction, among other honors. Recently she coauthored a digital novella, C
9 min readPublishing Your First Book Poets & WritersArticle
Publishing Your First Book
Feb 7, 2018
SHELLY ORIA is the author of New York 1, Tel Aviv 0 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014), which earned nominations for a Lambda Literary Award and the Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction, among other honors. Recently she coauthored a digital novella, C
9 min readWords Always Come First Writer's DigestArticle
Words Always Come First
Aug 8, 2022
Ursula Vernon is a unique hybrid author who writes science fiction and fantasy with equal ease for both young people and adults. Her stories, regardless of audience, tend to be quirky, wonderfully engaging, and hilariously, organically funny. Even he
7 min readRekindle the Flame The WriterArticle
Rekindle the Flame
Nov 12, 2019
4 min readIn It To Win It! Writing MagazineArticle
In It To Win It!
Sep 7, 2023
4 min readTantalizing Titles Writer's DigestArticle
Tantalizing Titles
Dec 11, 2023
If you are struggling with titling your essays and articles, it’s important to realize a good title is vital—it can make the difference between an editor reading your piece and relegating it to the slush pile. A little-known secret: Often, an editor
4 min read11 Writing-Career Crossroads Writer's DigestArticle
11 Writing-Career Crossroads
Jun 13, 2022
9 min readWrite On Through To The Other Side Writing MagazineArticle
Write On Through To The Other Side
May 7, 2020
3 min readBeat The Block! Writing MagazineArticle
Beat The Block!
Feb 1, 2024
Writers can feel stalled at any stage in the writing process, from planning to publication, but there isn’t a onesize-fits-all solution. Blocks at different stages require different strategies to break through them. If you’re stuck on the first page
6 min readA Starter Kit For Writing Memoir The WriterArticle
A Starter Kit For Writing Memoir
Jun 20, 2020
Sorry, are you writing an autobiography? If so, you’re right – you should tell us all about your childhood, your middle-grade years, your high school experience, etc. But unless you’re famous – and we mean really famous – your odds of selling an auto
9 min readTO P OF THE CROP: Picture Book Prize winners Writing MagazineArticle
TO P OF THE CROP: Picture Book Prize winners
Mar 2, 2023
Ahuge congratulations to everyone who entered the Writing Magazine Children’s Book Prize 2022! It is a massive achievement to create and complete a story and submit it for a competition. We received 214 entries this year and there were so many brilli
8 min read
Reviews for The ABC's of Creating Your Children's Book
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
The ABC's of Creating Your Children's Book - Gail Nelson
The ABCs of Creating Your Children’s Book
How to Write, Illustrate, Design, Publish, and Market Your Picture Book
Gail M. Nelson
Copyright 2018 by Gail M. Nelson
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without written permission from Gail M. Nelson, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review.
All images, logos, quotes, and trademarks included in this book are subject to use according to trademark and copyright laws of the United States of America.
DESIGN/Books
Published by e-book-design.com
Smashwords Edition
Licensing Notes
This e-book is licensed for your personal use and enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or if
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1