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Tag: traditional publishing
Top 3 Draws of Traditionally Publishing Children’s Books
Find out the top three reasons why children’s authors choose traditional publishing.
Submitting Your Ghostwritten Manuscript to a Children’s Publisher
Authors have lots of publishing options, one of them is traditional publishing. As a children’s ghostwriter, some of my clients take this path, but don’t know how to actually travel on it. Here are a few of the tips I give them.
Writer’s Conferences Are Not All the Same
A few of my clients who travel the ‘real’ traditional publishing road have attended writer’s conferences, or are thinking of attending one. Well, Carolyn Howard-Johnson has a great article that helps writers choose the perfect one. Every writer thinking of attending a writing conference should read it. CHOOSING THE PERFECT WRITER’S CONFERENCE Guest Post by…
The Cost of a Picture Book
Probably 75 percent of my clients want picture books. Of that 75 percent, about 25 percent go the traditional route. Yep, most don’t have the patience or grit to go the traditional route. But, with the retail price of a traditionally published picture book being on the high side, authors may wonder why they only…
Should You Really Write That Book?
I read an interesting article at The Outline that starts off by demolishing two diehard myths: 1. Everyone has a book in them.2. Any story can be turned into a book. We have to keep in mind, though, that there are two very different publishing models or paths. LET’S GO OVER MYTH #1 Everyone has…
Writing a Book – To Publish Traditionally or Self-Publish
Whether to publish traditionally or self-publish is the question I get most from my ghosting clients. Most new to the writing arena don’t understand what’s involved with either path. This article will hopefully shed some light on the topic. TRADITIONALLY PUBLISHING With traditional publishing, you submit your EDITED and PROPERLY FORMATTED manuscript to publishing houses…
Had a Children’s Book Ghostwritten? Now What?
As a children’s ghostwriter, I am often asked what comes after the manuscript is written and edited. Well, this depends on which publishing road you’ll take: self-publishing or traditional publishing. Since the majority of my clients go the self-pubbing route, I’ll start there. SELF-PUBLISHING BASIC PAGES AND COPY (in addition to the story). 1. You’ll…
Is Your Manuscript Ready for Submission?
Writing is a personal experience. Each writer faces his or her own obstacles and processes. But, one common aspect of writing is it always starts with an idea. You may take that idea and turn it into an outline. You then take your outline and sprinkle it with letters and words and watch it grow….