Tiffany

“Be open to genres other than straight realistic fiction. Discover how writers use forms other than straight narrative in middle grade and young adult fiction.”
― Tracey E. Dils, You Can Write Children's Books

“Checklist for Targeting Publishers Does your manuscript fit the publisher's commercial and literary philosophy? Does your manuscript fit into a line of books the publisher is already producing? Is your manuscript too similar to something the publisher has just published? Is the subject matter taboo to the publisher for any reason? (Some religious publishers might object to a book about Halloween, for instance.) Does the manuscript match the publisher's particular niche in terms of age level and subject matter? Is the style of the manuscript in line with the publisher's needs and with the other books the publisher is publishing? Does the length of the manuscript match the publisher's guidelines?”
― Tracey E. Dils, You Can Write Children's Books

“I--I hardly know, sir, just at present-- at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

“Spend time in your neighborhood bookstore in the young adult section. Write down the many different types and subject matters of young adult novels you find.”
― Tracey E. Dils, You Can Write Children's Books