<DIV>?Honest and precise? everything about writing for children there is to know.?<BR> ?Jane Yolen, author<br><BR> Here is the comprehensive guide to writing, publishing, and selling for the ever-expanding and always exciting children?s market?now in a new and updated third edition.<br><BR> ? Includes new chapters on self-publishing and on "how to choose a how-to", plus revision and updates throughout<BR> ? Offers practical advice on getting started--and on dealing with out-of-print books<BR> ? Covers picture books, chapter books, nonfiction, middle-grade and young novels, and common formats and genres<BR> ? Reveals what happens inside a children's publishing company, and provides guidance in working with an editor<BR> ? Sample cover and query letters, manuscript format, glossary, and recommended resources in an extensive appendix<BR> ? Plus information on agents, contracts, copyright, marketing, and more<BR><BR></DIV>