Rojany-Buccieri Lisa - Writing Childrens Books For Dummies

Writing Childrens Books For Dummies, 2nd Edition

by Lisa Rojany Buccieri and Peter Economy

Writing Childrens Books For Dummies, 2nd Edition

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ISBN 978-1-118-35646-3 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-118-46002-3 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-46003-0 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-46005-4 (ebk)

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About the Authors

Lisa Rojany Buccieri has written over 100 childrens books, including several award-winning and bestselling titles. She is also a publishing executive and editor with over 20 years of professional experience in the industry and is the lead writer for Writing Childrens Books For Dummies. Her latest Young Adult (YA) title, Surviving the Angel of Death: The True Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz, with Eva Kor, got a stellar review by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

As well as spearheading four publishing startups, Lisa has simultaneously run her own successful business, Editorial Services of L.A. She is also publisher and editor in chief for .

Peter Economy is a bestselling author, ghostwriter, and publishing consultant with more than 60 books to his credit. Peter is coauthor of Writing Fiction For Dummies; Managing For Dummies; Consulting For Dummies; Giving Back: Connecting You, Business, and Community; Creating an Orange Utopia; Enterprising Nonprofits: A Toolkit for Social Entrepreneurs; and many more books. Peter is also associate editor of Leader to Leader, the award-winning journal of the Leader to Leader Institute. Check out Peters Web site at www.petereconomy.com .

Dedication

To writers and illustrators everywhere, aspiring and published, who use their creativity, imagination, perseverance, and courage to create childrens books that make a difference.

Authors Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Tim Bowers, Michael Cart, Michael Green, Emma Walton Hamilton, Allison Higa, Randy Ingermanson, Maryglenn McCombs, Leslie McGuire, Erin Molta, Stephen Mooser, Glenn Murray, Don Panec, Susan Patron, Jennifer Christopher Randle, Susan Goldman Rubin, Barney Saltzberg, Rhonda Sturtz, Peggy Tierney, Doug Whiteman, and Debra Mostow Zakarin. Your words of wisdom and experience are deeply appreciated and any errors are all our fault. We are also grateful to the authors, illustrators, and publishers who gave us permission to reprint book covers and interiors. Thanks as well to the folks at Wiley who cared enough to make this second, updated edition the best it could be: Tracy Boggier, Susan Hobbs, David Lutton, Jill Santopolo, and Jennifer Tebbe.

Lisas additional thanks: Thanks to Peter Economy, my brother, my friend. To Ana Guadalupe Sierra de Gonzales: Su amistad y cario me ensean muchissimo cada da. Ted and Rhonda Sturtz: Any venture with you two is an adventure. To my closest girlfriends and sister for those soul-nourishing breaks in Malibu and the Strand. To Kristian, a better person I have never met. To my children, the lights of my life. And to Shane: Enfin. Je tai attendu toute ma vie. Maintenant que tu es l, chaque moment est encore plus fort, plus enrichissant et magique. Aucun mot ne saurait exprimer quel point je taime.

Peters additional thanks: A thousands thanks are not enough to acknowledge the debt of gratitude I owe my coauthor Lisa Rojany Buccieri for putting her heart and soul into this book twice! You are a joy to work with a real pro and I am honored to be your writing partner and friend.

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Project Editor: Jennifer Tebbe

(Previous Edition: Tere Stouffer)

Acquisitions Editor: Tracy Boggier

Copy Editor: Susan Hobbs

(Previous Edition: Corbin Collins)