My name is Nancy I. Sanders. I’ve written over 100 published books for kids, and I want to help you write for kids. In today’s children’s market, nonfiction is hot, hot, HOT! That’s because with current new educational standards, parents, teachers, and librarians are buying nonfiction for kids like never before. Many editors and agents…
Yes, You Can Write A Middle Grade Novel In One Month! My name is Nancy I. Sanders. I’ve written over 100 published books for kids, and I want to help you write a middle grade novel and become a published children’s book author, too. Writing a book by learning how to write a middle grade…
There are lots of cozy mystery series to read if you enjoy cozy mysteries. And, if you want to write cozy mysteries, you need to read cozy mysteries, too. When you read a wide variety of cozy mystery series you begin to get a feel for how stories in this genre are constructed.
If you want write a children’s picture book, you should know that you’re trying to break into the toughest market in the industry—so follow these tips.
Are you aching to write a middle grade novel but you don’t really know how to get started much less finish such a project? Then here are a few tips to help you get going. • Start with a main character – your protagonist. Ask yourself – What does this person want more than anything in…
Children’s author Nancy I. Sanders gives tips for how to write a children’s picture book and get it published.
Spring has sprouted in my garden. Tiny seedlings are popping up everywhere! It’s so exciting to see—especially one of my favorite flowers, red amaranth. There’s a carpet of one-inch seedlings near my garden path where I enjoyed the brilliant red flowers last year, all summer long. But there’s one problem. There are too many seedlings….
Today I planted flower seeds in my garden. Last fall, I pulled up my dead flowers and threw them in the trash. But I took time to collect seeds from some of the flowers before I got rid of them. I collected seeds from yellow marigolds, orange marigolds, and milkweed. I stored these seeds all…
by Nancy I. Sanders Yesterday I heard from a publisher who I’m working with on a Christmas story. He needed a synopsis to share with the team, plus some other details put together and sent his way. Usually, when I write a story for a certain holiday, I’ve worked on it 6-8 months in advance…
Find out how to learn anything. It isn’t as difficult as you might think.
As a writing coach, I’ve seen many of my clients become much better writers simply by starting a regular writing practice. And, most of them have done this by using creative writing prompts every morning to write a short story, poem, or even a song. With that in mind, use one or more of these…
A Guest Post from Children’s Author Nancy I. Sanders I just talked with my sister whose son lives in Minnesota. Her son was caught driving in a blizzard on Saturday but fortunately is okay. Here in my garden in sunny southern California, however, flowers are blooming everywhere. Spring has officially arrived! There are calla lilies…
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