Every month the Illoguild gang answer a question related to the world of children’s publishing and illustration. This month it’s all about how to become known. This might mean catching to attention of a literary or illustration agent, or a publisher, or selling a book, growing a social media presence… etc etc. I have written previously about how I was discovered by my agent, and you can read that
So happy to have found your newsletter! Thanks for the good info and honest peek into your experience. I chuckled at the Venn diagram because I immediately imagined my “people want to buy” dot as a lonely island, way out to sea. Haha. It’s a good reminder to think critically and strategically about where we place our time and effort.
Thank you so much for the shout out Jen! That made my day 😊 I really enjoyed reading about your journey and I always appreciate how authentic your posts are. You and your work are really inspiring!
I love the covers!
Your Substack posts are always such a great read, full of tips and wisdom, and this one is no different. Thanks for sharing <3
So happy to have found your newsletter! Thanks for the good info and honest peek into your experience. I chuckled at the Venn diagram because I immediately imagined my “people want to buy” dot as a lonely island, way out to sea. Haha. It’s a good reminder to think critically and strategically about where we place our time and effort.
Fantastic book covers! Such a good idea, well done and thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for the shout out Jen! That made my day 😊 I really enjoyed reading about your journey and I always appreciate how authentic your posts are. You and your work are really inspiring!
This is so interesting and useful, thank you. Finding that overlapping space of pleasure/skillset/market desire is very hard but cant be ignored!
I really enjoyed reading this - so useful and inspiring thank you X