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Get out a notebook and just start making a list of every character youve ever thought of. However, most traditionally published children s books do not make the author a lot of money, especially if it is the author s first book. Heres a fourstep thing i do when im ready to start a new story. Becoming a published childrens writer can appear to be a rather daunting task for the novice author. This is an exciting part of the processunfortunately, its also the part where many people get overwhelmed and give up. Like breaking into writing, becoming a children s book illustrator will take both work on your craft and research into the field. Acknowledged by the media industries and authors as the essential guide to how to get published. A previous novel contemporary womens fiction had been published six years earlier by a small press, and id struggled to write another. These days, trade publishing is evermore competitive and none of the major publishers accept unsolicited i.
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