I don’t know about you, but I keep getting emails telling me how I can turn my hobby of writing into a profitable business. I am retired and have a good income, so I am not in a hurry to do extra work. This post summarizes and makes fun of the emails that I receive at least once a day, if not more. It is not serious, but my brother wrote a children’s book and self-published it in 2008, but my artwork would make a cave person blush, so there are some facets of reality here.
So, you’ve got an interest in writing fun children’s books that inspire a whole new generation, spark newfound joy in a child’s life, while getting paid top dollar for your writing — this is the post for you.
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Writing for fun and profit is something that I’ll always love to do. It doesn’t matter if it’s picture books, novels or articles — when I can create something beautiful for my enjoyment, and receive both monetary compensation in return and accolades from those who enjoy it — that’s when I feel like the most accomplished person in the world.
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So you’ve got your story conceived and ready to go — do a quick Google search for “children’s book agent”, send off an email and in no time you’re submitting work to publishers. But here’s the thing: these big publishing houses often consider writers the bottom of the barrel because we don’t have all the fancy degrees or impress the inner circles of their world-renowned organizations.
My first self-published children’s book came out in 2008 and mommy bloggers everywhere went crazy over it… because it was self-published! With this success under my belt, I started my blog. It wasn’t long before I started selling some art on Etsy as well.
