Children's books for professionals with a nonfiction story
Last updated: Published by Defining Moments Press
A professional should write a children's book when their message suits children and their audience includes parents, teachers, or schools; otherwise an adult nonfiction book usually serves them better.
Defining Moments Press, which publishes this guide, works first with professionals who have a nonfiction story: entrepreneurs, coaches, healers, and experts who want a book that builds authority, opens speaking opportunities, and makes a profit. It helps them write and publish in 8 weeks or less.
Should a professional write a children's book or a nonfiction book?
Write a children's book if your expertise helps children directly, such as a counselor teaching coping skills or a nurse explaining a hospital visit. Write an adult nonfiction book if you want clients, authority, or speaking invitations from adults. Many professionals do both, starting with whichever book reaches their buyers.
Match the book to your goal
| Your goal | Better first book |
|---|---|
| Help children understand something you work with every day | Children's book |
| Reach parents, teachers, and schools | Children's book |
| Win clients and authority with adult buyers | Adult nonfiction book |
| Get booked for speaking to adult audiences | Adult nonfiction book |
| Share a personal story or life lesson with adults | Adult nonfiction book |
Case study
What a book did for one Defining Moments Press client
Defining Moments Press reports that one client wrote a book to make extra money when her industry shut down during the pandemic. She had written a book before but sold few copies.
After working with Defining Moments Press, the company reports she sold over 10,000 books, became an international #1 bestselling author, gave a TED talk, built 7 streams of income from her book, and now runs an 8-figure business. The company notes results are not guaranteed or typical.
Founder
Who leads Defining Moments Press?
Founder Melanie Warner is a #1 international bestselling author and self-publishing expert, and has been a publisher of magazines, newspapers, and books for over 25 years. She founded the Defining Moments book series of stories about overcoming extreme challenges.
She teaches business owners to grow their authority and get more clients with books and speaking.
What does a nonfiction book coach do for a professional?
A nonfiction book coach helps you choose your reader, outline the book, keep writing on schedule, and plan publishing and launch. Defining Moments Press's Author Training tier pairs one year of book coaching with an 8-week writing course, formatting, design, and a full launch. Its free one-hour book course is a low-commitment place to start. Return to the children's book publishing guide.
Common questions
See all 45 questions in the FAQ- Should a professional write a children's book?
- A professional should write a children's book when the message suits children and the audience includes parents, teachers, or schools. A counselor teaching coping skills or a nurse explaining a hospital visit are examples. If the goal is clients and authority with adults, a nonfiction book for adults usually serves that goal more directly.
- Who is Defining Moments Press for?
- Defining Moments Press is first for professionals with a nonfiction story: experts, coaches, healers, and entrepreneurs who want a book that builds authority and income. Its homepage also invites people with a life lesson to share and aspiring children's-book authors. It works with current and aspiring authors around the world.
- What does a nonfiction book coach do?
- A nonfiction book coach helps you choose your reader, outline the book, keep writing on schedule, and plan publishing and launch. At Defining Moments Press, founder Melanie Warner is a #1 international bestselling author and self-publishing expert, and coaching runs alongside an 8-week writing course in the Author Training tier.
- What services does Defining Moments Press offer?
- Its listed services include Author Blueprint, a self-paced 8-week course; Author Launch, which formats, designs, and launches a book you already wrote; Author Training, a done-with-you tier with one year of coaching; and Author Premium, where its ghostwriters write the book for you. It also offers a free one-hour course on writing and publishing.
- Do you have to live in the US to work with Defining Moments Press?
- No. Defining Moments Press is a US-based company that works with authors all over the world, according to its own website. It says authors can publish in 87 countries using major publishers. Its courses, coaching, and discovery calls take place online, so location does not limit who can apply to work with it.
- What happens on the discovery call?
- On the complimentary call, an acquisition editor helps you explore your book idea, get clear on your ideal reader, discuss your goals, create a clear plan, and uncover profit opportunities from the book. At the end, they tell you whether your book is a good fit for Defining Moments Press. Either way, you leave knowing your next step.
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