10 things to ask before you draw a Children's BookFind the original article here10 things to ask before you draw a Children's Book by *childrensillustrator
10 things to ask before you draw a Children's Book - Guest Post by Wilson Williams, Jr.
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With the growth in popularity of the e-book many authors are seeing a glimmer of hope and realizing that they can get their work out there without having to break into the velvet roped publishing house exclusive party. This means that you will begin to get even more solicitations from those authors looking for artists to bring visuals to their words.
If you have a website or have done any degree of online advertising of your artwork, you have probably gotten an e-mail with a similar message as the title. If not, you will at some point. It's best to be prepared now. For those who have gotten it, nine times out of ten you aren't sure how to respond to it, what should you ask, how d
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