How to publish a Children's Book
It made me 
"There were tons of ups and downs, stress from endless waiting, but holding a shiny hardcover picture book with my name on it made everything worth it (and the royalty check wasn't bad, either)."
How I did it:
- Dive into the project. Research like a crazy person.
- Write, write, write.
- Revise endlessly.
- Pick a market (this can come first), and then send in the polished manuscript.
- Wait, wait, wait.
- Get my hopes up and dashed a few times.
- Wait, wait, wait.
- Acceptance and final revisions.
- Wait for illustrations...beautiful!
- Double, triple check EVERYTHING
- Wait for finished product.
- Big box of author copies comes.
- Bask in the glow of achieving a dream.
- Pleasant surprise from the first royalties check.
- Major rush when my children choose to read my book among the many other choices.
- It's so worth it.
Lessons & tips:
- know your stuff. research thoroughly
- write and revise
- get used to waiting
- be prepared for disappointment and discouragement
- enjoy all the good moments. they make everything worth it.
Resources: Institute for Children's Literature
Writer's Digest
childrens-writers yahoo group
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