The Faba

So I've written a short poem that I've been thinking of turning into a children's book.

Unfortunately, children's books require art - and my art is not... NOT children's book material. (Save for one painting, which was effectively a copy of another artists work)

So I'm in need of someone who can paint whimsical scenes, involving clouds, landscapes viewed from the sky, people, and common city scenery.

If published, you totally get paid too! (I'm thinking X percentage of profits)

I have the story all finished, so if you're interested I can show it to you, and you can judge if you're interested afterwards.

Thanks!

little_tippler

I'm interested but I'm far away in Portugal. If you're still interested in my help anyway, PM me!

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Whether we write or speak or do but look
We are ever unapparent. What we are
Cannot be transfused into word or book.
Our soul from us is infinitely far.
However much we give our thoughts the will
To be our soul and gesture it abroad,
Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged
By any skill of thought or trick of seeming.
Unto our very selves we are abridged
When we would utter to our thought our being.
We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams,
And each to each other dreams of others' dreams.

Fernando Pessoa, 1918

Cynthetiq

I work with children's publishing specifically authors and artist publication agreements.

artists get flat fees usually. authors get royalties.

why artists don'g also get royalties? I'm not sure, some of them do like Mary Granpre the artist who does the Harry Potter books.....but it is rare.

while you may have an agreement with the artist, the publisher will want a seperate contract from the illustrator.

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dlish

Clavus is a cartoonist too isnt he??

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The Faba

Okay thanks.
-----Added 5/10/2008 at 02 : 49 : 22-----
Here's the work I was thinking of submitting. It's all copyrighted - so no stealing it.


I thought I’d step into the sky
I pondered it was worth a try
And in my eyes the clouds did scry
As I did step into the sky

I gave a step in mighty try
And slowly rose into the sky
The birds looked at my legs so spry
And watched my rise into the sky

As I did walk across the sky
Upon my step I wondered why
For what reason should birds need fly
Instead of step into the sky

As I ascended to the sky
I thought it odd I’d never tried
Before this day to dream to fly
And simply step into the sky

And in my sight I saw on nigh
Another walking through the sky
I looked at him, he looked at I
As we did pass between the skies

I thought of this upon my stride
How others walked upon the sky
Was it just us, this man and I
That just once stepped into the sky

After I’d stepped into the sky
I thought of wonders I’d espied
And how they paled compared to my
Thought to step into the sky

If I would step down from the sky
I may just lose my chance to fly
If I lost this, I’d have to cry…
I think I’ll stay here in the sky

And so I stayed inside the sky
To watch the people who pass by
And never look into the sky
To see themselves inside my eyes

I thought I’d step into the sky
I say to those who pass on by
You never know until you try
And take your step into the sky

Fin.

little_tippler

From reading this, I immediately thought that this kind of piece would be a shoe-in for kramus.

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Whether we write or speak or do but look
We are ever unapparent. What we are
Cannot be transfused into word or book.
Our soul from us is infinitely far.
However much we give our thoughts the will
To be our soul and gesture it abroad,
Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged
By any skill of thought or trick of seeming.
Unto our very selves we are abridged
When we would utter to our thought our being.
We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams,
And each to each other dreams of others' dreams.

Fernando Pessoa, 1918

clavus

Yah, about that...

I wrote and illustrated my children's book. I showed it around to real-live authors and publishers. I had it read to some classrooms of little kids.

The feedback was: the kids liked it, but the grown-ups thought I should do something else. Most suggested cartooning.

The publishers thought that my work was "not strong enough to be commercially successful."

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Cynthetiq

Many publishers aren't willing to take any risks today.

they are all waiting for the discovery of the new of their Harry Potter, Dan Brown, Tom Clancy, John Grisham, etc. But they won't bet on newcomers. The Frankfurt Book show is coming up... and the authors have already been selected for the year...

it isn't much different from other industries.

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Poppinjay

Fantagraphics and Soft Skull Press are still dabbling in new authors and experimental type stuff.

Because of that, they're also the main targets of new authors.

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