Writing for children is not as easy and simple as it might sound like. You not only need to consider and include every element, but you also have to make sure that voice, composition, storyline and structuring, characterization should be well-stated and communicated within few words and even lesser pages.

Whether you hire an illustrator for children’s book or you choose the DIY option, either way, if your book is not well-illustrated, it won’t probably make it to the shelves of children. Where most of the children books don’t consider of many words, coming up with the right and relevant text and combining it with the appropriate illustration is one of the crucial aspects of writing children’s books.

Where your potential and targeted viewers and readers might not be of as big as the enormity of the task of writing children book, the current industry is booming with a plethora of opportunities and newer possibilities. So, if you want to become a part of this rapidly growing industry, here’s the ultimate guide to converting your mediocrity into highly valued professionalism, let’s a take a detailed look at some of the important steps of writing children’s books:

• Understand the industry and your chosen category:

Before you start penning down words and drafting out sketches, the first most crucial aspect of addressing is the determination of your targeted audience and potential readers. A five-year-old can’t understand the preteen drama book or a teenager won’t probably go for an illustrative book meant for two-year-olds. So before getting started with the book writing process, make sure that every aspect of your book is tailored to the reading needs and demands of the potential readers and viewers. Few of the important aspects are as under:

1.  Topic
2.  The length and word count
3.  Plot and storyline complexity
4.  The story-telling style.

• Remarkable characters:

There’s no magical way or a certain formula to create great and strong characters; it requires establishing the appeal of that character. Where it sounds easy and quite simple, it might not be as easy as it looks likes. It’s not a child’s play to conjure and come up with characters like Cat in the Hat or the famous Julian of the famous five. However, there is one golden rule that numerous children’s book authors follow which is that most children like to read stories of children older than their age and who go through similar life experiences as the potential reader. To elaborate on that, an eight-year-old won’t be interested in knowing the life experiences of a five-year-old and vice versa. However, an important point to bear in mind is that you have to come with a character with real-life qualities and experiences and not caricatures that are figments of someone’s imaginations.

• Engaging story:

The tip to composing a great story is to avoid the common perception that most adults have regarding children as cute little creatures. Where this perception isn’t wrong at all; it is not what children want to read. Most children want to read stories in which children are depicted as heroes, as saviors, as sailors driving through tides and as adults making life-changing choices. Where a great story is all that makes a book worth reading, the theme of the book is the actual game-changer when it comes to penning down a great story.

Once your story is compiled, it’s time for the next big step that is publication. The journey of becoming a renowned children book’s author is not an easy one, but it will all be worth it when you see your masterpiece in little chubby hands of your young readers.