Nanci Kuykendall

I got an inspiration for a series of children's books
recently that I am working on, and I was wondering if
anyone could give me some advice on how to go about
persuing publishing.

Also I am looking for an artist who would like to
illustrate them. Someone who likes fantasy, and I am
thinking probably more simple, colorful and engaging
rather than complex. Do publishers team authors with
artists, or is it better to find your own partner? Do
I need to protect myself legally before seeking a
publisher? I would just like to make my stories
available to kids and see them bound and decorated
with art.

Not really unschooling, but then, what is NOT
unschooling related? Anyway I am persuing my dreams
and trying to stay out of the rat race too.

Nanci K.

Fetteroll

on 10/29/03 4:17 PM, Nanci Kuykendall at aisliin@... wrote:

> Do publishers team authors with
> artists, or is it better to find your own partner?

Publishers prefer to choose the artist. From what I've heard, they've had
bad experience with writers and artists who team up and then disagree. So
they prefer to be the go between.

> Do
> I need to protect myself legally before seeking a
> publisher?

Publishers won't stay in business by stealing people's work! And there's too
much out there that they don't have to steal.

But you should know about contracts. Your library should have a copy of
Writer's Market Guide. That covers everything a writer needs, including
where.

There's also self or vanity publishing, where you pay for printing yourself
and then distribute on your own, which used to be expensive but has come way
down in price I've heard.

Joyce

Tia Leschke

>I got an inspiration for a series of children's books
>recently that I am working on, and I was wondering if
>anyone could give me some advice on how to go about
>persuing publishing.

Join the childrens writers list - childrens-writers-subscribe@...
Incredibly knowledgeable people there to answer your questions.


>Also I am looking for an artist who would like to
>illustrate them. Someone who likes fantasy, and I am
>thinking probably more simple, colorful and engaging
>rather than complex. Do publishers team authors with
>artists, or is it better to find your own partner? Do
>I need to protect myself legally before seeking a
>publisher? I would just like to make my stories
>available to kids and see them bound and decorated
>with art.

Don't bother looking for an artist. Publishers will publish work by an
author/illustrator, but they prefer to find their own illustrators
otherwise. They often pair a new author with a well-known illustrator.
Everything I've read says there is no danger of reputable publishers
stealing your work, so you don't need to worry about that. Your work is
copyright as soon as you write it down. Also, I've read that it's not a
good idea to mention series when approaching a publisher. They usually just
want to look at a book on its own merits. Once they accept it is the time
to mention further books.

>Not really unschooling, but then, what is NOT
>unschooling related? Anyway I am persuing my dreams
>and trying to stay out of the rat race too.

Good for you Nancy. I'm also working on children's literature.
Tia, just across the Strait of Juan de Fuca from you

Julie

Hi, Nanci. My Dad's an author, and he always used those *Writer's Market* books that you can find in the reference section of the library. There are some specialized ones, like *Poet's Market*, so maybe there's one for children's books. If not, there's probably a section in *Writer's Market* about it. Good luck!

Julie
----- Original Message -----
From: Nanci Kuykendall
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:17 PM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Authors, Artists?


I got an inspiration for a series of children's books
recently that I am working on, and I was wondering if
anyone could give me some advice on how to go about
persuing publishing.

Also I am looking for an artist who would like to
illustrate them. Someone who likes fantasy, and I am
thinking probably more simple, colorful and engaging
rather than complex. Do publishers team authors with
artists, or is it better to find your own partner? Do
I need to protect myself legally before seeking a
publisher? I would just like to make my stories
available to kids and see them bound and decorated
with art.

Not really unschooling, but then, what is NOT
unschooling related? Anyway I am persuing my dreams
and trying to stay out of the rat race too.

Nanci K.

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Tia Leschke

>Hi, Nanci. My Dad's an author, and he always used those *Writer's Market*
>books that you can find in the reference section of the library. There
>are some specialized ones, like *Poet's Market*, so maybe there's one for
>children's books. If not, there's probably a section in *Writer's Market*
>about it. Good luck!

It's referred to fondly as CWIM, the Children's Writer's and Illustrator's
Market. The 2004 version should be coming out really soon if it isn't
already out. They're also considering going to an online subscription like
Writer's Market has. You sign up for a year or a month at a time. I think
it's about $30/year or $3/month for Writer's Market. They update it
frequently, making it more useful than the print pub, and you can search it
in various ways, saving your searches. I think you can even track your
manuscript submissions with it. I'm considering getting the Writer's Market
that way next year, and I'll definitely do CWIM online if they decide to do
that.
Tia

Christine ONeal

If you are going to try to go through a typical publisher, they prefer you don't have the stories already illustrated. They have their own artists they work with. If you want to try to self publish, then you will want to find someone to illustrate them. There are many good books out there on getting children's books published. Look at the library.

Christy

Nanci Kuykendall <aisliin@...> wrote:
I got an inspiration for a series of children's books
recently that I am working on, and I was wondering if
anyone could give me some advice on how to go about
persuing publishing.

Also I am looking for an artist who would like to
illustrate them. Someone who likes fantasy, and I am
thinking probably more simple, colorful and engaging
rather than complex. Do publishers team authors with
artists, or is it better to find your own partner? Do
I need to protect myself legally before seeking a
publisher? I would just like to make my stories
available to kids and see them bound and decorated
with art.

Not really unschooling, but then, what is NOT
unschooling related? Anyway I am persuing my dreams
and trying to stay out of the rat race too.

Nanci K.

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