The Essential Guide to Publishing for Children
The guide covers all aspects of the publishing process, including finding an agent, writing a query letter, writing a book proposal, understanding contracts, and more.
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- maximizing social media
- creating book trailers
- best practices in independent publishing, and grassroots promotion
- up-to-the-minute Market Survey, which includes a comprehensive house by house listing of editors, art directors, and key personnel
- other directories include The International Market Survey, The Reviewers Directory, The Agents Directory, and a unique feature called Edited By, in which editors have been personally surveyed to provide a history of their recent acquisitions
- key resources include an annotated bibliography of essential reference books for any aspiring children’s book author or illustrator, as well as a current listing of bloggers, reviewers, grants, and awards
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