to Avoid &
Boundaries with Influencers
You Need to Respect.
We can tell when reading, if the creator doesn’t actually like picturebooks.
Recommendation: go to a library, read two hundred different picturebooks written in the last five years. Then go back to your idea and ask yourself ‘is this going to work?’
You need more than one editor, who you are not related to. by blood or marriage.
They should be looking at things like structure, logical consistency, dialogue believability, if it’s in verse is the meter good?
If you’re including marginalized groups you are not a part of you need to hire a Diversity and Inclusion consultant/sensitivity reader.
Unless you are a poet or a musician, its likely you’re going to struggle with writing in verse.
Bad poetry is unforgivable and if it’s a little bit off, all anyone will focus on is exactly where it is off.
Often people who force rhyming stories ignore the more important part, the plot, the character development, the dialogue, all so that they can force rhymes.
Ditch the rhyme and write something true.
You need a real artist, who knows how to do picturebooks.
You also need someone who can do Cover Design, and text lay out (which the illustrator may not know how to do.)
For the love of Jon Klassen do not use a weird font or comic sans, just don’t.
Ordering samples
Editors, lay out designers, cover designers,
Reputable illustrator will be 3k minimum
Website costs
Review copies, shipping, promotion
If you’re just opening up your social accounts right now with the intetion of selling a book for Christmas you have missed the boat by six months.
All of the reputable influencers have their content planned until Christmas, most traditional publicists get out all the stuff they want featured in December out by August-October.
Influencer standard is $10 per a thousand followers so do the math before asking, some people may ask for more if you want it done quickly.
Kirkus also has an expedited review program for self pub but it’s gonna cost you about $400 USD.
Influencer standard is $10 per a thousand followers so do the math before asking, some people may ask for more if you want it done quickly.
Kirkus also has an expedited review program for self pub but it’s gonna cost you about $400 USD.
We share screenshots of your spam messages.
No means no, do not keep badgering someone, do not investigate them or show up at their place of work, do not do it.
If people are refusing to respond to your messages, ask yourself, did I have a bad interaction with an influencer? Because if you did, that’s why noone is answering.
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