My new step- writing children's story book.
By johnpillai
@johnpillai (2082)
Germany
February 10, 2011 1:33am CST
Friends my main aim is to be a children's book author. To write a story one should have very good language skill. I am afraid, definitely I don't have that much of language skill. So I planed to write for small children's picture books. To write a picture book one should not need much language skill. But writing a picture book is not at all easy. the author should think by pictures; should know child psychology etc. After finishing my fist book only I realized getting published a picture book is very very expensive, because of its colorful pictures and high quality paper. I was asked 4500€ to publish the book. As it is toooooo much I let my manuscript sleep in my drawer for two years. Suddenly I got a chance: 1. I can draw the pictures on my own
2. I got 30% discount. I had to pay only 350€ with the pictures. Now one of my relative is drawing pictures for me with no cost. I don't like to miss the chance. So I planed to publish the book. 350€ is not at all a small amount. My poor hubby paid for me. Please friends, share your views in this matter. there are so many thing that I still don't know in this field. And I want my friends to wish me success.
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2 responses
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
10 Feb 11
Hi John,
Go ahead with that idea even though you believe that you dont have that much of language skill... Simply because it is a great idea and is doable. As far as I know you you are a great mom and definitely would have been telling your kids stories... that art is already there with you and so writing out stories will not be that difficult.
For pictures and illustrations I can recommend you learn Adobe Illustrator and there are a lot of free tutorials on the Internet. Also you can search for several sites that offer pictures for such things and the good thing is that they are free.
Best of luck and yes, if I can ask, send me the first book you publish
I would be quite happy and feel honored to get one of those, signed by the author herself.
theSids.
I would be quite happy and feel honored to get one of those, signed by the author herself.
theSids.@johnpillai (2082)
• Germany
11 Feb 11
Sids dear, sorry for late reply. thank you very much for your loving wishes. Publishing a picture book is a long precess. Just like taking a cenima. Definitely I will send you one of my book. But I think It will take at least 5 months time.
thank you for your information about illustration.
thank you for your information about illustration.


