In my quest to find relevant information pertaining to putting together a resume packet to send to educational publishers, I found this site. It’s called Children’s Book Writer, and there is some great information here. I especially liked this template that guides the writer in putting together a work-for-hire resume packet. Although I will include published clips, I also plan to add in a couple of unpublished (250 word) writing samples as well.
Children’s author, Suzanne Lieurance, advises including unpublished writing samples because it lets the educational publishing editor see what kind of work you can do that hasn’t already been edited and polished by another editor. She also had a recent post at her Working Writer’s Coach site entitled Writing Samples: What Does An Editor Really Want to See?
Children’s author, Suzanne Lieurance, advises including unpublished writing samples because it lets the educational publishing editor see what kind of work you can do that hasn’t already been edited and polished by another editor. She also had a recent post at her Working Writer’s Coach site entitled Writing Samples: What Does An Editor Really Want to See?
There is lots of good information out there for those of us who want to break into the educational publishing field! We just have to look!
