I hear this question a lot. It's a tough one because I know so many people have awesome ideas for kids' books but just don't know how to make it happen or where to even start. I know how it is; you see books on the shelf at The Biggety-Big Bookseller Corporations and think, "My ideas ...
Tag Archive: children’s book
Style issues in your portfolio? Let's chat.
Here's a question that comes up quite frequently when artists talk about their portfolios: Should I include all my different styles or just one style? It's an excellent question without a hard and fast rule as an answer. Here's why. When you're prepping any art portfolio, the first question you need to answer is, "Who is my audience?" ...
Did you call me a dummy?
In the world of children's publishing, there's a certain methodology to creating a new book. Chronologically, it goes something like this: Author writes a book. Author mails book to agents and publishers. Author files rejection slips. Author passes out from shock during phone call from interested party. Publisher selects illustrator that fits the manuscript; Author fights for 10-year old niece ...
Literacy, Interactivity, and Changing their Lives Forever
I just picked up an amazingly cool book from the library this weekend; "Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever" by literacy expert and children's author Mem Fox. Here's an excerpt from Chapter Two that struck a chord with me: "Because words are essential in building the thought ...
Work for Free!
Two things caught my eye recently and I had to share. I've followed a few conversations lately on Twitter about spec work and working for free. I can't tell you how many times I hear artists who are trying to break into freelancing ask, "Should I work for free?" They're understandably confused because they see others doing ...