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1. Do I Need an Agent to Sell My Children's Book?

Another popular question from children's writers is, "Do I need an agent to sell my children's book?" The answer to this lies solely with you. Many writers are successful on their own without an agent. When you're trying to break in as a new writer, it's just as hard to find an agent to take a chance on you as it is to find a publisher. Many say that it's even easier to get published than it is to find an agent! Many agents have reputable client lists, so it's hard for a new writer to prove that you're going to make them money.

Many writers are capable of handling all the business aspects that come along with writing (researching publishers, mailing and marketing your manuscripts, negotiating a contract, etc...) There are many resources on the internet and how-to books that can help you along the way if you have any questions. You need to ask yourself if you're that type of person. There are writers who can't stand being bogged down with the business aspect and would rather spend their time on their writing. If you're this kind of person, it might be wise to find an agent.

Some tips on finding an agent. . .
-Find one who specializes in children's literature.
-Check out the Preditors & Editors website to research an agent's reputation.
-Just as you would query a publisher about your manuscript, you need to query an agent as well. Include your publishing experience if any, the type of writing that you do, and mention specific manuscripts that you would like them to market for you. Just as you would sell these manuscripts to a publisher, you need to sell them to an agent. Another thing to consider since it just might be easier to go straight to a publisher if you're doing the work!
-Get all the information you can on the agent's terms. Do they charge reasonable fees? (Most agents require 10-15% of what they make for you) Do they submit your work to houses that don't accept unsolicited manuscripts?
-Some agents charge fees to read new writer's manuscripts while others do not. Are you willing to pay up to $50 to have an agent consider you?

Books that will help you find an agent. . .
2008 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market (Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market)
2008 Guide to Literary Agents

Websites that will help you find an agent. . .
AgentQuery
Preditors & Editors
Query Tracker

Be sure to visit these other articles for information on agents. . .
Resources about Agents for Writers and Illustrators by Harold Underdown.
Finding and Choosing Literary Agents by Harold Underdown.
Literary Agents on Writer Beware
How to Find a Great Children's Book Agent by Cynthea Liu
How to Interview a Literary Agent by Cynthea Liu
Cynthia Leitich Smith's official author site- click on agents for tons of articles and information.

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2. What is POD Publishing?

There's a lot of confusion about self-publishing and POD publishing. Some will say there is no such thing as a POD publisher. They say that POD is a technology used by self-publishers, subsidy publishers, and traditional publishers, however, self-publishers use this technology more.

POD does describe the technology used, but many companies are basing their business around this technology exclusively so they refer to themselves as POD publishers. Many traditional small presses have replaced their traditional printing equipment with POD equipment. Print on demand (POD) is the commonly-used term for the digital printing technology that allows a complete book to be printed and bound in a matter of minutes. POD technology makes it easy and cost-effective to produce books one or two at a time or in small lots, rather than in larger print runs of several hundred or several thousand.

Some of the benefits of POD are that you don't need to keep large inventories of a book, and the set-up is quicker and less expensive than offset printing. The initial investment for POD services is usually less expensive for small quantities of books when compared with self-publishing that uses print runs. Print-on-demand services offered by these providers often include other services such as formatting, proof reading and editing, but they usually don't offer help with marketing. Commercial and academic publishers use POD to print advance reading copies and to keep backlist books available.

For more information on POD technology and POD publishers visit Writer Beware.

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3. IF- Choose

Again, I make the green monkeys, yes I love green monkey,
maybe someday I will make the figure :).
I even make the wallpaper for this green-wise monkeys, just click here to download the wallpaper version, and make them remind you what to choose today.


This time IF topic is about 'choose', it's a deep topic for me, applicable to my everyday life,
for every thing, we can choose...

what we want to see,
what we want to hear and
what we want to speak,
so.. be wise then..

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4. Winter Wallpaper

Godo is so happy in the snow that he wants to share his joy with this wallpaper ;)

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5. Winter Wallpaper

Godo is so happy in the snow that he wants to share his joy with this wallpaper ;)

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6. More wallpaper art...





The other day of friend of mind Fidel ask if i could do some more wallpapers por his computer desktop and i say yes. So i did the past illos i did of the indian and the Wood spirit en here they are so you can down load them. Hope you like them.

Best, Choper Nawers!

Note: the size of the wp is 1024x768 px.


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7. Wallpapers...





This is a series of wallpapers i have been doing for personal self promotion on my blog.
So here are some, hope you like them.

Best, Choper Nawers!

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8. Brushes ROCK!


Here is what I made using ONLY photoshop brushes... it is awesome yes I know... but I credit everything to brusheezy!!! I need to learn how to make brushes.. they are so useful!
Use this as a free wallpaper for your computer!! :D (click it to make it bigger then right click and save)

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9. Loving What I Do

When my husband and I have two days together it is always jam-packed. Working full time and cramming in all the to-do's and wish lists on the weekends is always a challenge.


You're probably wondering why I am not posting more illustrations-not because I am not working on them but because I am juggling several projects at the moment and the current illustration I am working on involves much research. As always, I never know what the end result will be until it is finished but I am very excited about it and hope you'll enjoy the finished work too.

Yesterday I went to the Old Market to one of my favorite stomping grounds for antiques and thrift goodies and picked up some ephemera. What a great time I had! The gorgeous wallpaper is from the lovely Donna. I had to fight the crowds because the Farmer's Market and the Summer Arts festival was in full swing, but it was well worth it don't you think?

After the Market my husband and I went and purchased a ton of stone for our new landscaping project and are off to purchase another ton today. We're making progress. I also had time to plant two more delphiniums that I lost in the cold snap in March.

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10. New Desktops







New desktops now available. Download them here.
Enjoy!
-benben

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