| When you are writing a children's book you don't | | | | certain types of books. |
| have to worry about illustrating it. When your book | | | | There are many publishing houses out there. Start by |
| gets published, the publishing house will hire in house | | | | looking at random kid's books that are similar to the |
| illustrators to design the pictures. | | | | one you wrote. Each publishing house has a personal |
| This is good and this is bad. It's good because that is | | | | preference as to what they look for in a book. Look |
| one aspect of writing the book that you don't have | | | | the companies up and see if they are accepting |
| to think about but it is also bad because if you were | | | | submissions at this time. Most of the companies will |
| planning on writing a picture book you are going to | | | | have open submissions at different times throughout |
| have a hard time. | | | | the year. |
| When you submit a manuscript to a publisher it has | | | | You are going to want to mail them in a manuscript. |
| to have some substance. If you turn in your | | | | A lot of the companies do not accept manuscripts |
| manuscript for a ten-page book with only ten | | | | over the Internet. You do not need to copy write |
| sentences they are not going to give it much | | | | your book before you send it in. A book publisher will |
| attention. A lot of the picture books you see on the | | | | not steal your work. The consequences to them |
| market are hired out. Publishing companies have their | | | | would be very bad. |
| own set of employee's that they contract to write | | | | |