Every age group has its own rules. A picture book is usually short and built around page turns; an early reader controls vocabulary and sentence length; a chapter book needs short chapters and momentum. Your writer starts by agreeing the age group, then writes to its word count, vocabulary and themes.
Picture books are read aloud, so rhythm matters as much as meaning. We test the text out loud and write an illustration brief that describes what each spread should show, leaving room for the pictures to tell part of the story.
Read the full overview on our Children's Book Writing services page.
Nothing moves to the next stage without your approval, and the work remains yours.
Agreed age group, format and word count
Manuscript written for read-aloud rhythm
A page-by-page or spread-by-spread plan
An illustration brief for your illustrator
We talk through your idea, your goals and how involved you want to be.
Your writer proposes a structure. Nothing is drafted until you approve it.
Chapters move forward in agreed batches with review rounds.
You receive the complete manuscript, ready for editing and publishing.
Here is what you gain when your book is handled by a specialist writing team at Potter Publishers, working alongside editors, designers and publishing specialists under one roof.
LIVE CHATYour book is planned chapter by chapter before drafting, so the finished manuscript reads as one connected whole rather than a collection of pieces.
Interviews, samples and review rounds keep the writing sounding like you, whether the book is a memoir, a business book or a novel.
You share your knowledge and stories in conversations; the writer turns them into polished pages on an agreed schedule.
Agreements cover confidentiality and confirm that you own the manuscript and the copyright when the project is complete.
We edit and proofread in Australian English by default for Australian authors (colour, organise, travelled), and can switch to US or UK spelling if your book targets those readers.
In Australia, ISBNs are issued by Thorpe-Bowker. We help you buy and register them in your own name or your imprint's, so you are the publisher of record.
Australian legal deposit generally requires published books to be deposited with the National Library of Australia and the relevant state library. We include this in your publishing checklist. For New South Wales authors, the state library is the State Library of New South Wales.
Quotes for Australian authors are confirmed in writing, including the currency, before any work begins. The main price factors are:
We are a full-service publishing team for independent authors in Australia and the United States. Writers, editors, designers and marketers work together on your book, so every stage connects and nothing is lost between suppliers.
Tell us about your manuscript and we will send a written plan and quote within 48 hours.
Ready to talk about your book? Contact us or request a quote above.
An agreed age group and format, the manuscript, a page or spread plan, and an illustration brief.
Illustration is a separate service. The brief we write helps any illustrator, including our book illustration team.
Yes. We work with Sydney authors remotely by video call, phone and email, scheduled in AEST/AEDT (Sydney time).
We edit and proofread in Australian English by default for Australian authors (colour, organise, travelled), and can switch to US or UK spelling if your book targets those readers.
