Publish Your Children's Picture Book (Udemy.com)

Step-by-step instruction guides you to write, revise, illustrate, design, and publish your children's picture book.

( 90 Reviews )

Created by: Demi Stevens

Produced in 2021

What you will learn

Craft stronger, tighter children's picture book stories
Confidently illustrate your own book, or quickly and easily find professional illustrators at 1/10th of the cost.
Professionally design your own book's interior and cover
Get your book in print for <$5 (+s/h)

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Overall Score : 94 / 100

Course Description

Imaginethe amazing feeling in your future when that special child in your life is being tucked in at night and looks up into your eyes and says, Tell me a story" and you bring out your very own book, read the title, watch the child touch its glossy cover and ask, Is this the book you wrote for me???"

In this easy-to-follow-along course, you'll learn how to not only write the book of your dreams, but to revise, illustrate, design, and publish your most compelling children's picture book.

Learn editor and publisher Demi Stevens' ninja-stealth trick to writing better and faster 1st drafts.
Write your book, step by step. You'll also learn industry-insider tips to revising so your verynext draft becomes a polished manuscript - ready to roll!
Make your book's text and story line really shine on the page, complete with done-for-you Book Templates which make it DIY simple.
Find your book's perfect illustrator, along learn tried-and-true techniques which allow even grade school students to illustrate their own titles with success. You'll also learn how to perfectly scan those finished illustrations and insert them in your book's digital file.
Walk step-by-step through basic, intermediate, and pro techniques to polish your book's text and illustrations.
Get your book in print!
BONUS GUARANTEE:
When you use this method, your bookwill be made availablefor sale on Amazon worldwide.

And if your dream is larger than just reading your book to that special child in your life you'll have the skills you need to move forward on a career as a PUBLISHED AUTHOR or even to open an independent publishing company of your own.

The choice is up to you! Your journey begins today!
Who this course is for:
Perfect for writers who have struggled to get their story down in print, or move it beyond the first draft.
This course is ideal for writers who want to self-publish multiple books.
Ideal for DIY enthusiasts who love creating new things.
Perfect for parents and grandparents who want to create a legacy item for their children and grandchildren.
Absolutely ideal for teachers who could utilize course information inside their classrooms (grades 4+) to help students write, illustrate, design, and publish their own books.
This course is NOT for the technology-phobic. You will receive step-by-step instruction for each process, but students MUST be willing to embrace technology!

Time: 4h

Instructor Details

Demi Stevens

4.7 Rating
90 Reviews

Dr. Demi Stevens, CEO of Year of the Book Press, provides concierge-level coaching, editing, and indie publishing services to new and established authors. She holds degrees from West Virginia University, Capital University, Northwestern University and Ohio State, and has taught as an adjunct instructor at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, PA.
For nearly a decade, she served as Library Director of Paul Smith Library of Southern York County, where she received Central Penn Business Journals 40 Under 40 award for leadership. As founder of York Book Expo in 2013, Dr. Stevens creates a showcase each Fall for 100 local and regional authors. After launching her publishing company, she received the Central Penn Woman of Influence award, and has helped hundreds of authors write, edit, and publish with compassionate yet professional 1-on-1 service.
Smart, funny, and fiercely cheerful, she believes in the power of words and great storytelling to change lives. Your words. Your stories. Your life and the lives of your readers.

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By Amberlea Black on 11/15/2020

So far I am really enjoying this course and feel I have learned so much already! Thank you!

By Lenore Casswell on 11/15/2020

She's very upbeat and encouraging, shares lots of great ideas about how to publish children's books.

By Robin Rheaume on 10/25/2020

Hi there! I am only in the third lesson, but so far, I am loving this course! The instructor is warm, inviting and I like how she is breaking down the course with detailed lessons and assignments. She explains everything in a way that is clear and easy to understand. I am looking forward to continuing my journey to become a published childrens book author!

By Kate Kirtley on 10/16/2020

It was a great course but it does need to be updated. KDP now replaces create space on Amazon. Thanks I really enjoyed the experience and hope to get my book published soon.

By Deepak Nair on 10/1/2020

Demi Stevens takes you through the whole process with so much insight and experience and above all so much honesty... I am so confident about my project.. soon plan to edit this feedback as a published author.. Thank you Demi :-)

By Gail Biceroglu on 9/17/2020

Demi's enthusiasm is real and uplifting. She makes you believe in yourself that publishing your picture book is achievable and provides all the tools. Thank you for the very detailed instructions. I highly recommend this course.

By Will Collins on 9/15/2020

I feel like some of the content is graded a little lower than expected, but much of the material is helpful and insightful.

By Michele Paula Rosa Kuys on 9/9/2020

The MySpace was not available to me

By Jane on 9/2/2020

I am enjoying it!

By Jeanne Apeland on 8/25/2020

This is my third course on Udemy about book publishing. Although some of this was repetitive, I did pick up some additional information, especially in the illustration part. Thank you.

By Farrell Francis on 8/22/2020