Kidlit 411 interview!
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@natiwata awesome, will have to have a listen!
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@natiwata Great lighting in the Sumo painting!!
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Great interview!
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Awesome! love to see your work getting the attention it deserves!
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Loved the interview and love the art!
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Such a great interview, and your advice at the end is so spot on (and your art, of course, is awesome!).
I was wondering if you have had any involvement with self-publishing authors at any point and if you think that has any effect (positive or negative) on your path on „the mountain“. I get contacted relatively often. Mostly it gets to nothing (not surprising) but some have sensible budget expectations. My agent seems reluctant to get me involved in such jobs (though he did negotiate one really effectively and I am working on it right now) and I am wondering if she is concerned about any „vibe“ coming out of working with self-published authors that can affect the chances of working with publishing houses. -
@smceccarelli in regards to self publishing authors I wouldn’t take those jobs for a couple of reasons.
1.)The pay probably won’t be as much as with a traditinal publisher, and even the advance from a larger house doesn’t really cover the hours put into illustrating a book. The possibility of future royalty payments makes it worth it, but it’s still a risk even with wide distribution. With a self published author you lose any real hope of royalty pay since they usually have little to no distribution options outside of amazon.
2.) I try to look at the work I’m doing in the context of my overall career goals. As I mentioned in my interview, even working with smaller publishers isn’t always going to help. With that. One of the benefits to working with an established publisher is that you get to know editors, art directors which can lead to future work. There is also more exposure for other publishers seeing your work if it’s showing up in more places.
Hope this helps!
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Thanks for sharing! @natiwata It's so nice to see your journey. I really enjoyed your advice at the end.
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Thanks for sharing. I really like your style!
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@natiwata So cool! If you see a comment from Mormor, that's me. I guess I signed up and used that name once
Ha!
