I found this adorable infographic created by Dublin-based illustrator Tarsila Krüse. It helps visually see all the steps a picture book goes through before getting into a child’s hands. Once you are finished studying the long publishing process, head over to visit Tarsila on her website.
Word Count for Children’s Books
Many new authors don’t realize the importance in staying within an expected word count. I’ve created a handy guide to explain average word count for the different types of children’s books.
What is a Picture Book?
If you want a to write and traditionally publish picture books, you should follow some rules. With everything else involving rules, there will always be books that don’t fit with the following information. Many times new writers will see a book that doesn’t follow “the rules” and it’s often a successful author who can publish…
The Journey Begins…
My publishing journey began a bit ago, but my journey to organizing all the random information about writing and publishing picture books is beginning. I have notebooks full with random tips. I have stacks of books about writing for children. I have random websites bookmarked that have helped me with various stages of the process.…