Networking is so important when you want to get published. It does pay off. So, don’t give up.
I am a part of www.goodreads.com and someone saw my book, contacted an artist friend of theirs and now we are working together to get Farmer Floyd illustrated.
What’s the Next Step?
Well, I have to decide, self publish or not. There is one Self publishing company that looks very good and they have a payment plan.www.outskirtspress.com
I will also ask advice from published authors like Carol Gill, Ellen Hopkins, and Andrew Smith as to what they would recommend .
What else do I need?
I need to know how much the artist should be payed. So, off I go researching and asking other authors or artists what the going rate is or do they get an upfront sum and then a % of the sales….????
Many questions and I just need it all spelled out for me and that’s why it would be easier if I could get a publishing house to just pick me up but I guess, like most of my life, I have to go through the “basement ” door.
I am trying to earn and save a little money through my writings on www.bubblews.com where you get paid to write 400 characters of anything. You also get connected to people around the world.
One step at a time. Let me see what the artist can do. While he is sketching I can do a little research and check out prices through connections on writers’ pages on FaceBook, my 300 connections around the world on www.Bubblews.com , Google+, and Good Reads.
I will let you all know what happens after all that so stay tuned….
God said, "write it", so I did. 