The
Jan Peck/David Davis Publishing Link Sheet
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A
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the name of your publisher, and title of your latest book.
RESOURCES:
Amazon's Fantastic
Search Engine: When you get an idea for a book, this is a great place to research
what is already published. Also, type in a publishing company name, the type of
book, and sort the books in order of sales to understand what types of books
the publisher has had success publishing.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ats-query-page/ref%3Db%5Ftn%5Fbh%5Fbo/104-5592485-6193517
Top Blogs in
Children's Literature from Hornbook: http://www.hbook.com/resources/librarians/blogs.asp
Linked-In
SCBWI list: Join and receive notices of new additions. Includes posts by editors
Harold Underdown, Emma Dryden, and many others. http://www.linkedin.com/
The Complete
Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books. http://www.underdown.org/. His social media resources: http://www.underdown.org/social-media-resources.htm.
Emma Dryden: Join
her Facebook business page:drydenbks.
Be the Monkey - Ebooks and
Self-Publishing: A Dialog Between Authors Barry Eisler and Joe Konrath: http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/03/ebooks-and-self-publishing-dialog.html.
(Warning: some in poor taste.)
EBOOK SITES:
1.Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com.
Started by Mark Coker: Best site to begin ebook journey. Easy to upload, get
ISBN's, and get distribution. Their
"meat grinder" program converts your Word document to all forms of
files for readers, computers, and iphones etc. It takes trial and error at
first, but you'll get the hang of it. The free Smashwords Style Guide
and Smashwords
Book Marketing Guide are a help in getting an overview of the ebook
jungle. 2. Amazon
Kindle Direct Publishing: https://kdp.amazon.com/
3. Barnes and Noble Pub-It: http://pubit.barnesandnoble.com/.
4.
CreateSpace:
https://www.createspace.com/ is the best deal for
most independently published books. Lulu site costs more, but may work out
better for some people because you can order hard cover books. It depends on
your situation. Count the costs and
return on each project before you decide which path to take.
SHAMELESS PROMOTION
DEPARTMENT:
Visit www.janpeck.com or www.davidrdavis.com
to see
links for writers, artwork, and details about their interactive school,
library, and conference programs, as well as this handout.
Chicken Soup for the Soul is a publisher of true,
motivational,
inspiring, heartwarming and heartfelt stories. If you have a story that
happened in your life that can bring joy and awareness to chicken soup
readers, check out their online submission form "Send Us a Story". Be
prepared
to wait a long, long time to hear back. They don't tell you if
they
are NOT going to use your story. They pay $300 for stories.
They buy true stories from adults, kids, and teenagers.
http://www.chickensoup.com/
The Children's Book Council http://www.cbcbooks.org/
(CBC) is a non-profit trade
organization
that has been dedicated to encouraging literacy and the use and
enjoyment
of children's books since 1945. Be sure to check out http://www.cbcbooks.org/about/ourmembers
(CBC
Members List). This is a writers'
and
illustrators' market guide that is updated twice monthly! .
Cricket Magazine Group is a publisher that includes Muse,
Click, Cicada, Cricket, Spider, Ladybug and Babybug
magazines.
Check out their "Submission Guidelines" link at the very bottom of the
page for writing and illustrating guidelines and payment terms for all
of the magazines.
http://www.cricketmag.com/
Stone Soup Magazine is a magazine that brings young readers
thought-provoking
stories, heartfelt poems, and beautiful art by their peers worldwide.
Budding
writers and artists are encouraged to create and submit their own
work.
Carefully follow their "Contributors’ guidelines" to submit your
stories
and illustrations. Contributors of stories, poems, book reviews, and
art
work are paid $25 each, illustrators are paid $15 per illustration, and
the cover artist is paid $50.
http://www.stonesoup.com/
Kid Magazine Writers: Tons of
information on markets, techniques, writing, and editors. http://www.kidmagwriters.com
Children's Magazine Guide: A
Subject Index to Children's Magazines & Web sites: http://www.childrensmag.com/.
Picture Book Writing Kit
This is a one-page handout from David Davis and myself
that we
use in our writing workshops. It has the elements of writing a picture
book--all put together in
this little kit.
Enjoy! Picture Book Writing
Kit.
Smart
Writers: Dream it! Do it! Write it now! Plenty of
great ideas to get your book in print! http://www.smartwriters.com
Verla Kay's Site: One of the BEST
"how-to" sites for Children's book writers!
This is the place to come for information on
how to get started, and what to do
after you start selling. Begin with the Getting
Started, Writer's Tips, and Links pages, and browse through the
extensive
workshops on the Transcripts page. Then, when you need more
information,
move
on to the Published Writer's
page. Share your successes on the Good News page,
chat with other writers in the Live Chat room (nightly) or on the Forum
Chat board.
http://www.verlakay.com/
Aaron Shepard's Kidwriter Page: Tips on How to Write, Sell
&
Promote Children's Books
http://www.aaronshep.com/kidwriter/
North Central/ Northeast Texas Chapter of
The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
The local chapter of SCBWI. This is a wonderful supportive,
professional
group of people. Learn the ropes of writing and illustrating for
children. This organization can save you from making years of
common
mistakes.
http://www.northtexasscbwi.org/
The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators is
the
only professional organization dedicated to serving the people who
write,
illustrate, or share a vital interest in children’s literature. Whether
you are a professional writer, a famous illustrator, a beginner with a
good idea, or
somewhere in-between, SCBWI is here to serve you. Their Web site has
a dual purpose: It exists as a service to their members as well as
offering
information about the children’s publishing industry and their
organization
to non-members. Your time here will be well spent.
http://www.scbwi.org/
A Great Rhyming Dictionary Online:
http://www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?external=http://www.rhymezone.com/&original=http://www.proteacher.com/150000.shtml&title=The%20Semantic%20Rhyming%20Dictionary
Writing a cover letter for your book: Sometimes this
is
where writers get stuck. This is based on a quick class I gave on
writing cover letters for the North Central/ Northeast TX Society of
Children's
Book Writers and Illustrators.
Cover letter information.
Pen and Ink Drawings
Family Photos
Some of my Favorite Quotes
If you have comments or suggestions, email me at janpeck@mindspring.com
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