How to publish a childrens book?

lindseykim13

Ok hubby has had these characters that he made up a few years ago, has the illustarations and short stories, kind of a series of books. They are only down on paper right now what would be the next step to producing a book?

Scribble

Firstly, protect the characters by trademarking them... not sure of the exact process here, but these are his intellectual property and therefore the core of the business.

However once you have a book, you will need an agent as many publishers do not read unsolicited manuscripts... I have no idea how to get but some writers use mentoring-type services who advise, proofread and *may* recommend you to one... Some of these people and agents must be rubbish/crooked so be careful... You are best hanging round a literary forum for a bit to get the full picture - that's just my very basic knowledge of the writing business - I am no expert!

The other route is self-publication but this could be long, hard and unprofitable.

The children's book market is a tough one supposedly, so good luck!

carolbe

I don't have any personal experience on this, so I can't really advise .... but someone else I know through another board is self-publishing her own adult fiction book through http://www.lulu.com/uk/.

They have publishing forums too, so it might be worth a look to pick up some info, tips etc.?

Good luck!

lindseykim13

thanks very much will look into those suggestions.