Jill Williamson is a chocolate loving, daydreaming, creator of kingdoms. She writes weird books for teens in lots of weird genres like, fantasy (Blood of Kings trilogy), science fiction (Replication), and dystopian (The Safe Lands trilogy). Find Jill on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or on her author website.Review by Jill Williamson
This book starts with an overview for age groups and genres, which is a nice way to start the topic of writing for kids. Next it talks about the market, finding time to write, setting up your space, etc. Some of this seems obvious, but maybe it wouldn’t be to a beginning writer.
In the section that talks about where to get ideas and how to start writing, there are some fun assignments. Throughout the book there are also interviews with industry professionals, which I found intriguing. The book basically takes you from idea to negotiating a contract. There is also information for both traditional and self-publishing, with a whole section at the end dedicated to the topic of self-publishing.
This is not a book you want to blow through in a few days. It’s thick, it’s meaty, and it has answers for everything related to writing for kids, fiction and nonfiction. I’d recommend reading a chapter a week to absorb the content or just using it as a reference for what you want to know when you want to know it.
