Sowing Seeds: Writing for the Christian Children's Market

by Kathleen M. Muldoon Sally E. Stuart, Sally Stuart

Because you have picked up this book, I assume that you too have felt leanings toward writing for the Christian children's market. God has blessed you with writing talent, and you would like to use that talent to sow faith seeds. What better place to start than with children who are just beginning or have taken their first faltering steps on their own faith journeys? Or what of the special ministry to teens who may be at a crossroads in their faith lives? Writing for Christian children covers the gamut of ages, from cradle to college-bound.In this book, we will explore the various types of writing in this specialized ministry and discuss the vast mission field of writing for the Christian children's market.So, are you ready? Then dig out your notebook, sharpen your pencil, and crank up your computer; we'll begin by studying the first great commandment of writing for this special market......".cover[s] all the aspects of writing for children that I would have included if I had written this book myself-but perhaps d[oes] it even better than I could have." -Sally E. Stuart, Christian Writer's Market Guide

231 pages, Paperback

First published October 25, 2010

Reviews

[Eliza · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a book for the absolute beginner. If you've written anything at all and have had it published this book is unnecessary. It is very, very basic. Also, the writing style of the author is substandard and the book has the feel of a self-published (read: poorly edited and designed) work. The author has this annoying habit of making a statement and then adding NOT! to the end several times in the text. For example, "This book is indispensible if you are writing for children. NOT!" It may have been funny in "Wayne's World" however many years ago, but not so much today. You are probably better off picking up a Children's Market Guide.

[Janice D. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I purchased a used copy of this book after learning about it at one of the awesome Highlights Foundation Workshops. It is jampacked full of helpful information that writers who are serious about getting published need to know. The author shares from her years of experience as both a freelance author and as a writing instructor for the Children's Writers Institute. Sowing Seeds was out of print at the time I purchased a copy, and the sharks were their demanding outrageous prices for their used copies. Fortunately, the book is now being re-published so buyers will no longer have to rob the bank to purchase this wonderful treasure.