Picture Book Publishing Panel: Five authors share their journeys through traditional, hybrid, and self-publishing.
Picture Book Publishing Panel
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In this Picture Book Panel discussion, we hear from five recently published authors who navigated various routes to publication including traditional, hybrid, and self-publishing to get their stories into print. They very generously share those journeys with us here—everything from the decision about which route to go, to the editing process, how they found their illustrators, what their distribution looks like, the percentage return they receive on book sales, special military/aviation-related considerations about depicting specific ‘brand’ images, to book promotion and lessons learned along the way. If you’re not writing with the specific niche of women in aviation in mind, the information here will still be of tremendous value as you contemplate your options.
If you have a great picture book idea to help inspire the next generation of women in aviation, I hope you’ll pursue it, and I hope this panel discussion helps you on your journey!
A big takeaway from this panel is the importance of community. If you’re writing books featuring women in aviation, I hope you’ll consider the Literary Aviatrix community as yours along your journey, and if you’re not, find your people! The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) is an awesome starting point. Check out my full interviews with several of these authors and many more in the Aviatrix Writers’ Room.
Kodey Bogart @helogirlsbook – Helo Girls series – https://www.helogirls.com
Darcy Guyant @darcy_guyant_author – Dolph and Gwen series – https://www.darcyguyant.com
Caroline “Blaze” Jensen @adventures_of_thundermouse – Thundermouse – https://blazejensen.com
Erin Murphy @erinmurphybooks – Halfway Home & Daring Dexter – https://www.erinmurphybooks.com
Teri Weber @teriweberwrites – Operation Aviation series – https://teriweberwrites.com
