SNOWMAN
© Diana Ting Delosh
Ink & Watercolor
Attended the 1st CBIG meeting of the year. The speaker, SM, an executive editor, from 1 of the Big NYC pubs, was very upbeat and optimistic and gave a lot of really good advice. Here's just a sampling.
1 - Seasonal ideas sell. Book stores do seasonal promos - publishers like that a book can get this boost. As the artist/writer we should just submit the seasonal ideas anytime as publishers sign up the projects way in advance. Show that you can do seasonal art.
2- Strong, quirky, independent, character based stories sell. Think Fancy Nancy, Harry Potter
3 - He's personally not into anthropomorhic animal stories .
4 - 2012 will be a big year for picture books - his opinion based on demographics. Get your manuscripts/dummies submitted now!
5 - Sharpen the text. Keep your picture book word counts around 500. Less is more.
What a great meeting to start off 2010. Now to use that positive energy to keep me moving though the months ahead! Quick send that tailored art sample pack ASAP.
1 comment:
Beautiful snowman Diana, and thank you SO much for that optimistic advice! It makes me feel better...and although my Cosmo isn't anthropromorphic, it helps to know what other projects would be worth focusing on. Thanks again!
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