Self-Publish a Children's Book - for Teens

Trudie

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Introduction

Story Day - What Good Stories Are Made Of

Editing Day - The Gift We Give Our Readers

Decision Day - First Impressions Are Not Everything, But Almost

Format Day - The Only Thing Amazon Cares About

Cover Day - A Good Cover Draws The Reader In

Final Edit Day - Checking Everything Twice

Publishing Day - Putting it on Amazon

Marketing Day - Spreading The News You Are An Author!

Celebration Day - And Troubleshooting (In Case You Can't Celebrate Yet)

Your teen can go from blank page to published book in nine weeks!

In this course, students will learn from a mixture of weekly video lessons, practical worksheets with exercises and assignments, and step-by-step instructions to make the publishing process understandable and possible.

Self-Publish a Children's Book - for Teens: Recommended for grades 8-12

Teacher: Trudie Schar

Class Description: Learn to brainstorm, plan, write, edit, format, design, and self-publish your own children’s picture book.

Class Layout: A one-hour, weekly lesson and approximately an additional 1-2 hours a week of out-of-classroom time to write/layout/publish the book.

Supplies Students Will Need:

an Amazon.com account (if the student is under 18, they will need a parent's ID verification and the parent's name on the financial account),
access to a laptop or iPad for typing and formatting the book,
have permission to use Canva.com (pro account is best)
approximately $10- $15 to purchase a copy of their book.