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“It helps if you (occasionally) think you’re a genius…”
Filed under: Art and Illustration, Authors and Books
If I knew the definitive answer to ‘how to get a publishing deal’, I’d be able to mend the hole in my roof. Only kidding (I live in a basement).
I’ve had quite a few books published, but it’s always been tricky. It helps if you (occasionally) think you’re a genius of course, and are slightly rhino-skinned to let those rejection emails/letters bounce off you.
My first book was published in 1986. I love magic tricks, but am quite inept at Read more
Writing’s just half the story
Filed under: Authors and Books, Marketing Yourself
There’s more to being a children’s author than writing, says today’s guest blogger Liz Martinez:
I’ve never been one to sit behind a desk for days on end. As a medical negligence lawyer I was always out there talking to groups of doctors, helping Grays Inn train their barristers, or speaking at conferences, and in that sense, not much has changed about me since I’ve become a writer.
As a children’s writer I have learned that there is great fun to be had dressing up as a witch, visiting a junior school, reading my story to lots of little children (in the presence of lots of supportive teachers – essential), and then getting them thinking about being writers themselves.
Small children have such confidence in their ability to do anything. Invariably when I ask them who Read more
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