As a children’s writer you’ll experience more joy and satisfaction than you ever thought possible. Imagine getting up in the morning for a cup of coffee, sitting at your computer, meeting the challenge to come up with an original idea and then magically weaving words into a story. It could soon be a winner – a book that will appeal to editors as well as it will to children.

Thousands of individuals work as freelance children’s writers. In the beginning they often write as a sideline. They may contribute to various Internet sites, then begin submitting stories to magazines. The shelves of libraries and book stores are filled with picture books, easy readers, young adult novels, biographies and non-fiction books for children. It’s a huge market.