Tips for Writing Children's Picture Books - podcast

Are you getting ready to write a children's book? Do you intend to both write and illustrate it? Eddie Gamarra, literary manager and producer at The Gotham Group, warns that may not be the wisest course. Unless you're a visual artist, Gamarra says, focus instead on writing the best book you can. If you're a writer, write. Let an illustrator take your story and work on the visual aspects. You should certainly be involved, but don't try and do work you're not suited to doing.
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  • Thanks very much for producing a read article. I use a library computer and have no sound access so can't use all the listen and watch articles. I have already written and published two children's books and have another that I would like to do but I do not have friends that have children of the right age and all schools have such limited budgets that they won't buy books not on their reading list so I can't get the word out that I write good books. I have shown them to a retired editor that said "Keep writing. These are good. You have the knack." but if I can't sell I'm stuck. Any thoughts on this?
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  • Hi Mr Gamarra, I am writing my first children's book. I'm also doing the cover art and the interior art. I have put my manuscript in pdf format. What is the next step? Jane Hart
  • Hi, I'm Yere Agusto, I'm writer & cartoonist/illustrator also. I had five children picture book published by second largest publisher in indonesia (ANDI Publishing). They are bilingual English-Indonesia books. And now, I write a new children picture book called "The Slippy Naugthy Monkey" and in process to self published with Xlibris Australia. I feel blessed with your tips. Would you like to be my Mentor or Author circle? I will be honored .. Thank you ..