Who are you writing or illustrating for?
- Yourself—The Storyteller
- Children—format:
Board Books
Picture Books
Early Chapter Books: 6-8 yrs. (48-64 pp.)
Middle-Grade: 7-9 yrs. (48-80 pp.), 8-12 yrs. (80-160 pp.), 10-14 yrs. (128-200+ pp.)
Young Adult: 12+ yrs. (250+ pp.)
- Genre/Subject that you are knowledgeable about
- Family
- Writing Friends/Critique Groups/Teachers
- Editors
- Agents
- Publishing Imprints/Book Packagers/Magazines
- Publishing Houses
- Marketing
- Booksellers/Amazon/Barnes & Noble
- Publishers Weekly/Horn Book/Kirkus Reviews
- Independent Booksellers
- International Market
- Media: Print/Online/Television/Radio
- Digital Books/Print-On-Demand
- Self-Publishing
- Blogs/Websites/Social Network
- Awards/Recognition
- Journals/Publications/Catalogs
- Librarians
- School Librarians
- Teachers
- Other Professionals
- Professional Conferences
- Book Collectors
- RIF/First Book/ROR
- Parents/Grandparents/Family
- Children—age group:
Young Adults
Teens
School-age Children
Preschoolers
Toddlers/Infants
- The Reader, The Listener
