tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post390676499911687142..comments2024-03-28T06:28:49.282+00:00Comments on Picture Book Den: Do you want to earn more money writing? Moira Butterfield Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-77879849362783593522015-04-23T10:36:10.234+01:002015-04-23T10:36:10.234+01:00Thanks Moira, very useful info and links.Thanks Moira, very useful info and links.Jane Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361379190770989657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-43104800753639909342015-04-20T12:15:31.672+01:002015-04-20T12:15:31.672+01:00Interesting, Lynne, and a good example of the roll...Interesting, Lynne, and a good example of the roller-coaster ride that is fee-based work. High street stores are very very hard to please, and tricky to work with. I'm a firm believer that work is never wasted, so I think you should take your development work, tweak it and offer it elsewhere!Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-47109728854167168482015-04-20T12:12:15.531+01:002015-04-20T12:12:15.531+01:00Yes, I get repeat work from editors I have worked ...Yes, I get repeat work from editors I have worked with before. I also do publicity shots each year (no idea if they work but you never know). I think it helps to be able to show some kind of writing track record so that people know you have the discipline and professionalism required. A picture book author might well be of interest to an educational publisher, for instance, so it's worth contacting them with a writing CV of some kind. Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-56756644314325978812015-04-20T11:34:57.097+01:002015-04-20T11:34:57.097+01:00Thank you, Moira, for this. You haven't mentio...Thank you, Moira, for this. You haven't mentioned how you actually go about finding this work. Is it usually just given to those people who are already doing it (and whom they know to be reliable)? Having said that, my head is still spinning from the number of books you've done in the last year! I really admire your organisational skills and ability to finish projects quickly -I don't think I could cope -certainly not with the number you've done! It's a really interesting read and thanks for the links. I'm looking forward to reading them soon. Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-85156061995513608522015-04-20T11:29:03.944+01:002015-04-20T11:29:03.944+01:00I've taken on fee based work for my craft writ...I've taken on fee based work for my craft writing but never my fiction (although I'm open to the idea). Thankfully the books that have been published were a dream to work on and the team I worked with were fab. However last year I was offered a project to write a sewing book which would be branded by one of the very well known large high street stores. I spent hours on the project, paid for a trip to London (out of my own pocket) and with each call or email the spec changed and the deadline was moved. Thankfully in the end they cancelled the project because of the cost (both I and the publisher put up our costs as we'd all have been working 23 hours days to get it done in time). For my troubles the amount I received just about covered the cost of travel and the time spent in the meeting. So I gave a huge sigh of relief when it was cancelled. But as I've said I'm open to offers to fee based work as on the whole it's been a positive experience. Lynne Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697330164705623835noreply@blogger.com