Writing Your Own Children’s Book

Do you have a desire to write or draw?
Do you enjoy doing both or just one in particular?
Regardless, this class will help you learn the basics on writing a children's books, from all perspectives.

Whether you are new to the process or have some experience, this class will teach you the basic requirements needed to publish a book.  Classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesday.  Topics will include:

Week 1 (Jan 31/ Feb 2): Creating your characters (What makes an interesting character?  How to create something original.  Exploring famous characters and how authors made them.  Finding your inspiration.  Learning basics of Copyright.)  
Week 2 (Feb 7/ Feb 9): Creating a manuscript (What is a manuscript?  What makes a manuscript?)
Week 3 (Feb 14/ Feb 16): In Depth Exploration of Copyright (What is copyright?  Why do we have copyright? Protecting your creations and not copying others.)
Week 4 (Feb 22/ Feb 23) : Putting it together (What formats are accepted when publishing.  How to combine writing and drawings.)
Week 5 (Feb 28/ March 2): Editing (Edit, edit, edit- Resources and suggestions.)
Week 6 (March 7/ March 9): Revising (How to revise and the importance of staying committed.  Exploring famous authors and how many times they have sent up their manuscripts!)
Week 7 (March 14/ March 16): Publishing (How and where one can publish.  Guidelines and expectations required before publishing.)
Week 8 (March 21/ March 23): Marketing (Moral and ethical ways to market oneself.  Setting a target audience.  Remember WHY you made the book in the first place!)

Each class will break down as follows:
15 minute content study
10-15 minute workshop
5-10 minute share/review and goals for next class

Since this course is ongoing you can choose which class(s) to subscribe or send me a message beforehand to ensure this class is of interest to you!  For full productivity, I recommend staying involved and committed to the process, but it is ok if you cannot make a week or feel confident in the content already.

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Please see below description regarding my recently published Childrens Book:
Meet the newly published author, Shannon McAuley, as she reads her book “Carly the Great Umbrella Ant.”
Students are not required to purchase the book for this class however if they do, they can receive a complimentary signature page that will be sent to them as a pdf following class.  The book cost 10$ on Amazon.  Approximately 4$ goes to production of the book, 3$ goes to Amazon and $3 is a profit to myself.  Part of the personal proceeds are going to the donation of these books in public libraries.  My goal is to create more of this style of books to encourage young children to believe in themselves and use kindness when interacting with others.
If interested in a the read along course which also explores social skills, please see my other class. :)