Become an expert in your genre! A never-ending kidlit project

Get to know cosy mysteries inside out or post-apocalyptic science fiction like the back of your hand! This fun self-paced project will help you learn the ins and outs of your chosen genre so you can write stories young fans really want to read and talk knowledgeably to readers about the books you both love.

This project is a mini-course that’s super valuable by itself but also acts as a taster for the much bigger, super thorough genre course: Space opera, steampunk and slashers, oh my! If you choose to upgrade to that course after you purchase this project, you’ll get a discount off the full fee.

Authors! Know your genre, love your genre and help young readers love it, too!

Being completely immersed in the genre you write in helps you:

🐺 understand why readers love this genre, which will help you give them what they want

🐺 be familiar with all the popular titles in the genre so you can understand what’s worked in the past

🐺 know what’s being published in your genre right now so you know what children and teens are currently enjoying

🐺 avoid repeating what’s already been overdone

🐺 be inspired by all the best bits of the genre

🐺 come up with ways to put twists on familiar tropes

🐺 get a feel for word counts, writing styles and POVs

🐺 find great comp titles for your book.

Now includes 2 bonus interactive additions!

1) Get a personalised book recommendation from Siobhán based on your reading or writing habits

2) Join the Writer and the Wolf Facebook group for support and weekly Q&As

Watch a quick sneak preview!

Here’s a super short snippet from the webinar to help you decide if this course is right for you.

Here’s what we’ll cover:

⭐️ What does ‘being an expert’ mean?

⭐️ Key publishing and kidlit jargon explained

⭐️ Why become a genre expert?

⭐️ What do genre and subgenre mean?

⭐️ What’s a trope?

⭐️ How to record your research

⭐️ How to research your genre

⭐️ How to read analytically

⭐️ Research questions to get your project started

Here’s what’s included:

⭐️ 12 lessons

⭐️ 12 videos with captions

⭐️ A personal book recommendation

⭐️ Extra resources, links and downloads

⭐️ An invite to the Wolf Pack Facebook group for children’s authors

⭐️ A discount code to spend on more courses or editing

⭐️ Instant, lifelong access to the course