Publish a Children's Book

I’ve written the story and I’m working on the illustrations. When I’m done with that, I’ll start submitting it for publication. I’m hoping, despite the many rejections I might get, that I will keep sending it out until it sticks.

I have longed to write a children’s book for years. Having 3 little girls, my motivation has finally come to a head and I am ready and eager to begin. I have so many ideas and much excitement to begin the long journey of becoming an author.

I finished writing the rough draft, as horrible as it now seems. My goal is to submit manuscripts by the end of this month, so all I have left is to refine my query letter and the manuscript itself. I hope and pray that someone finds it interesting enough to publish!

Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children

^{Sitting Bull}

i would love to move from the big city and move to wyoming, jackson hole to be exact. I would love to work in a resort. I have a degree in travel and tourism and hotel restaurant management.

I want write children and Publish children book so it some want do in furture.

today I met with my author friend. She has written a sparkly, fresh story that made me laugh out loud and put images in my head. This story is worth the time I will have to put into it. I am relieved and happy.

we went over the story and did preliminary storyboards. Wrote a list of things to research. I will try to meet with her next week again and keep it on the schedule.

Well, after a long time without posting, here I am again. I didn’t publish anything yet, but I still intend to. I’m writing 3 different stories with 3 different approaches. Of course I’m still learning to handle my skills (ah, I believe I have some). First I didn’t know to whom I was writing. 3-5 years old children? 5-10? Teenagers? Grownups?

Then I figured that I didn’t have to write to a specific age. I can write to everyone using a children’s book language. Well that’s about it for now. That problem I’ve solved. But there’s now that bothers me: I nedd someone to illustrate it… Candidates?

I can’t say why but I’ve always wanted to write and illustrate a children’s book. I imagine it being a parable about some greater life principle. I want something thought provoking days later, like The Giving Tree. Children’s books often put to simple terms what even grown ups could gain from. I want it published so I can share it with others.

It’s funny how we communicate with children. Like they are just silly and tiny people. It’s like we forget how it used to be like beeing a kid. And I think that happens a lot.

I like the way children are. And I also like to be a grown up. In fact, I was a very shy kid and wasn’t able to communicate much with other children. Oh, I have a twin brother. And we used to play and talk, just the two of us – like that was enough. And, in a way, it really was. We have a little sister too. Well, not so little anymore: she’s 18 now. Seven years of difference are a big thing when you’re a kid – and she suffered with the two of us.

I can’t really blame myself for that, I think. Of course it was not a nice thing to do, but I was also a kid. I feel that I can speak to children and treat them in a sweeter and more productive way now. Then I decided to write a book. =)

Oh, don’t worry, I’ll write it in Portuguese, first. When it becomes a big hit, I’ll ask someone to translate it to English. ;)

My English is a little rusty…

Really – it’s at the editor! I finally started writing for my lovely god child! Read it for my family and they loved it. For my friends and they adored it! So, hup, to the editor and … they invited me!

It’s in second revision now, which can mean ANYTHING or NOTHING. Brrrrrrr….