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Writing The Marketable Picture Book (1 Day)

Want to write the next "Where The Wild Things Are?" Let picture book author Sarah Maizes show you how to craft a story so good it will actually make children look forward to bedtime. She'll cover crucial topics such as tone, target age, marketability, and much more. Sarah will also help you avoid the rookie mistakes, make your work stand out, and benefit from her years of experience as a literary agent for William Morris. By the end of class, you'll have gotten valuable feedback from her on your story, suggestions of publishers to target, and a solid plan of how to proceed. Footie pajamas not included.

Instructor: Sarah Maizes

Sun., Sept. 29, 2013
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Cost: $90 (includes snacks, wine and tea)
Location: Writing Pad West (Westwood)

About Sarah Maizes:

Sarah Maizes is the author of three books for children including"On My Way to the Bath" - a Children's Book of the Month Club Main Selection and Children's Book Committee "Best Children's Book of 2012," and it's upcoming sequels, On My Way to Bed," and "On My Way to School, published by Walker Books/Bloomsbury. She is also a former Literary Agent with the William Morris Agency in NYC representing the following children's book authors: Dav Pilkey, Cynthia Rylant, Paul Zindel, Bill Cosby, amongst others and a former TV development executive for kid's television. Sarah Maizes founded MommyLiteOnline.com - a parenting humor blog - and author of "Got Milf? The Modern Mom's Guide to Feeling Fabulous, Looking Great and Rocking a Minivan!" Her work has appeared in Los Angeles Magazine, on The Huffington Post, Today.com, TodayMoms.com, JMag.com, More.com, HybridMom.com, DivineCaroline.com, TheNervousBreakdown.com, Shine.com (by Yahoo!), TheWellMom.com, and Autisable.com (a website for parents of children with Autism). She is a regular contributor to CBS/LosAngeles.com (Best of LA/Families), Momtourage.com and HybridMom.com. She has appeared on "The Today Show", KTLA News, NBC, and NPR. In addition, she is the creator and co-author of The Bridesmaid's Guerrilla Handbook (published by Berkley), a Borders Bestselling Trade Paperback.

Ubicación

Writing Pad West (Ver)
10445 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles , CA 90024
United States

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