by Kate Peridot | Mar 24, 2023 | Children's Fiction, Children's non-fiction, Picture Book Knowhow, Writing Theory
Welcome back to PART 2 in my series, How to Write a Successful Children’s Book Proposal. In my last post I talked about, the pitch, target age, book format and word count, and the most important section of all, Why this Book Now. In this post we are going to... 
by Kate Peridot | Feb 23, 2023 | Agent and Publisher Advice, Children's Fiction, Children's non-fiction, Picture Book Knowhow
I write illustrated children’s non-fiction and fiction. I’ve sold 10 books over the last two years using this book proposal structure. My commissions range from 32-page picture books to 98-page illustrated fact books. Writing a concise, well-considered, market-focused... 
by Kate Peridot | Jan 7, 2023 | Children's Fiction, Children's non-fiction
Dear Readers, I haven’t been blogging much for the last eighteen months because a lot has been going on. I have written six children’s non-fiction books for six UK publishers back to back. Phew. My first book is launching in April 2023 with Walker books, closely...