Your Story's Foundation | How to Start Writing Your Children's Book

Every children's book stands on 3 things. Get them right before you draft.

You have the idea. Then you sit down to write and the first page won't come, or it comes and then nothing happens for 10 pages.

That's almost never a writing problem. It's a foundation problem. Character, setting, and story focus, decided before you start, so the draft has something to stand on.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN...

1. The 3 foundations every children's book is built on: character, setting, and story focus
2. The questions you have to answer about each one before a reader will connect with your story
3. How to tell which foundation is missing when a draft stalls

WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE...

1. A story plan for building out your own foundation, step by step
2. The Setting, Character, and Story Focus Creation Guide
3. A curated list of 150+ children's books to use as mentor texts
4. Lifetime access, so you can come back to it for every new story idea

Who's this course for?

This is for you if you have an idea and don't know how to actually begin, or if you started writing and something feels missing but you can't name what.

It works for any kind of children's book, and whether this is your first manuscript or your sixth. Most people finish it in an afternoon.

How soon will you get access?

Your course access is granted after purchase. You'll get an instant download with your login instructions and what to expect, then a separate email with your course invite.

All our courses are self-paced with lifetime access. If you've bought a course from us before, you'll use the same login and find everything in one place.

This is an online course. Nothing physical will ship.

Please note: Our digital products are for personal use only. While you can use the fillable fields on your computer or print out the sheets yourself, you cannot share this with anyone else, make a copy, or use this for resale.