Self-Publishing
I've been a professional illustrator for over 40 years and for the last 14 years I've been specialising in children's books.
Over the years I have learned a lot and been asked many questions. I originally wanted my website to let my illustration do the talking but I realised there are many independent authors out there with burning questions and some times words are better.
Straight answers to the questions independent children's-book authors ask
Publishing a children's book yourself can be exciting, but there are a lot of things to work out along the way.
How many illustrations do you need? How much should an illustrator cost? Who owns the artwork? What size should the book be? What does bleed mean? Should your illustrator design the cover? And what actually happens between finishing your manuscript and holding the finished book in your hands?
I've been illustrating and designing for children's publishing for many years, and I've worked across children's books, animation, games, comics and editorial. So I've put together this collection of straightforward answers to some of the questions I'm most often asked by independent authors. No jargon. No sales pitch. Just what I've learned from actually making the books.