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FirstLight

(14,079 posts)
Tue Mar 2, 2021, 04:34 PM Mar 2021

Finally decided to self-publish... but need to find a good place for an illustrator!

I'd prefer to work with someone who is also just starting out and wants the recognition of a project...


It's a series (4 stories so far) for youth, no humans just animals and mostly forest and some desert scenes.
I definitely plan on marketing TF outta this and goign"on the road" for readings etc (when it possible to do that again), so I am NOT looking for "free work for exposure" I wanna make sure that my collaborator gets a cut.

Help me out folks, I dont know where to look... yes, I've seen some freelance job boards, and Im not sure if it ti feasable to pay on a project basis like that. I thought a percentage of royalties was how it worked...

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Finally decided to self-publish... but need to find a good place for an illustrator! (Original Post) FirstLight Mar 2021 OP
No illustrator knowledge, just a big yahoooo for you. This is super. Guilded Lilly Mar 2021 #1
It is a long time coming ... FirstLight Mar 2021 #2
K & R & wishes for much success Budi Mar 2021 #3
Best of luck!!!! Karadeniz Mar 2021 #4
I belong to a few illustrator Facebook groups. People post their pitches in the groups. GPV Mar 2021 #5
coolio... FirstLight Mar 2021 #7
There are tons. Here's a couple I belong to. I didn't include the kids books groups in this post. GPV Mar 2021 #8
Here are the kids books groups. Some of them do not allow soliciting. Read carefully GPV Mar 2021 #9
right on! FirstLight Mar 2021 #10
Np! GPV Mar 2021 #11
Congratulations and good luck to you!! SWBTATTReg Mar 2021 #6

FirstLight

(14,079 posts)
2. It is a long time coming ...
Tue Mar 2, 2021, 04:50 PM
Mar 2021

but I decided to use this confinement to try and FINISH something for once!

It's easy to do Amazon (supposedly, havent gotten to formatting yet!)and print-on demand and they just take the royalties out... small percentage.

I already know what direction I wanna market and how to start...that's a whole nother level of crazy!

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