I would purchase the complete idiots guide to publishing children’s books (I got that for christmas last year and it is the best book) References : amazon.com
In an on line exercises I found almost all queries about writing. Go to AUTHOR ASSIST COM. If you think making money in writing, its hard to tell, unless you will establish yourself References :
Children’s books are a tough sell. The competition is intense and the publishers willing to look at such material without the author being represented by a good agent are about nil. But don’t get me wrong. Children’s books do sell — and sell well. The market is crammed with writers trying to break in and, unfortunately, that’s precisely what needs to be done. No easy entry into this area of the market.
The usual avenues as for anything else holds here, but the odds of getting published as a newcomer are very small.
Check out Writers’ Market and other publications that list what you’re looking for. Follow a particular publisher’s guidelines to the letter and don’t push your luck.
In terms of making a decent living at it, the same answer holds true for all creative endeavors. The odds are that you will make just enough to buy an extra cup of coffee once in a while but there is always that one chance in a million of making a scad of money at it. Chance, choice, pick a winner.
"The speed of the brain is inversely proportional to the speed of the mouth squared." References : Over 51 years as a professional writer, editor, and proofreader.
I knew someone who got her childrens’ books published, but she had to do a day job to pay her way. You need an agent who takes a cut of the profits usually but is almost the only way to get work published. Any long-established publisher will be good because they won’t rip you off, while a newbie might. References :
April 30th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Only if you write a lot of them and they are popular. Although some of that is based on what you mean by decent living.
Good Luck
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April 30th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
I would purchase the complete idiots guide to publishing children’s books (I got that for christmas last year and it is the best book)
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amazon.com
April 30th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
In an on line exercises I found almost all queries about writing. Go to AUTHOR ASSIST COM. If you think making money in writing, its hard to tell, unless you will establish yourself
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April 30th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
You have to ask?
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April 30th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Children’s books are a tough sell. The competition is intense and the publishers willing to look at such material without the author being represented by a good agent are about nil. But don’t get me wrong. Children’s books do sell — and sell well. The market is crammed with writers trying to break in and, unfortunately, that’s precisely what needs to be done. No easy entry into this area of the market.
The usual avenues as for anything else holds here, but the odds of getting published as a newcomer are very small.
Check out Writers’ Market and other publications that list what you’re looking for. Follow a particular publisher’s guidelines to the letter and don’t push your luck.
In terms of making a decent living at it, the same answer holds true for all creative endeavors. The odds are that you will make just enough to buy an extra cup of coffee once in a while but there is always that one chance in a million of making a scad of money at it. Chance, choice, pick a winner.
J.
http://www.jrichardjacobs.net
"The speed of the brain is inversely proportional to the speed of the mouth squared."
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Over 51 years as a professional writer, editor, and proofreader.
April 30th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
I knew someone who got her childrens’ books published, but she had to do a day job to pay her way. You need an agent who takes a cut of the profits usually but is almost the only way to get work published. Any long-established publisher will be good because they won’t rip you off, while a newbie might.
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