Write your picture book!

  Lilla’s innovative picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, is back as a LIVE course in 2026! Find out more and sign up here.

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FREE MINI VIDEO LESSON: How to write picture books

Imagine getting paid to write and illustrate your own beautiful picture book … Walking past your favorite local bookshop and seeing your book in the window … Or visiting the library and hearing children exclaim over a book that you created! Why write your own picture book? Picture books are magical for creative people to write and illustrate, and they’re a great source of income. Children’s pictures books are radical and progressive and such a cool market for your voice. Plus they can be a lucrative income stream. According to research data and analytics group WordsRated, which focuses on the publishing industry, the US children’s book market is projected to reach $2.62 billion in 2023 – the seventh consecutive year of revenue growth. But how? Art agent Lilla created her picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, which starts Monday, May 29th, to show artists how they can write

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Join us on Tiktok and YouTube

How do you do, fellow kids? Since we here at Make Art That Sells are achingly cool and hip [can someone check that young people still say cool and hip? Also achingly] we have now have accounts on both YouTube and Tiktok and we’d love it if you could give us a cheeky follow/subscribe! Watch Lilla’s interview with the brilliant Vanessa Brantley-Newton on our YouTube channel – and make sure to subscribe for more great content. Our YouTube channel is packed with tons of content to inspire you and support your creative career, including Lilla’s interviews with her artists, her fabulous FREE five part series on how you can write and illustrate your very own arty non-fiction book, creative director Riley’s Toy Talk series, tips from Lilla on how to find trends in home décor, Lilla’s interview with the amazing Vanessa Brantley-Newton and loads more! Find it here. Follow us

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Lilla’s time management hack for artists

Lilla here. Today I want to share a time management hack that I came up with when I was an illustrator and that I still use now as an agent. So here’s the scenario. Maybe you’re getting loads of illustration jobs, which is wonderful, or perhaps you’re juggling some paying gigs with coursework, childcare, your full-time job, keeping your Instagram and your Etsy up to date – I get it. I’ve been there when I was a full-time artist with tons of projects and young children. Some of my art from my time as an illustrator: a fun commission illustrating a record label’s page in a Grammy Awards program (left) and for the cover of Chronicle Books (right). Here’s a hack that I came up with that’s great for visual people: 1. Write each item on a small sticky piece of paper like Post-it notes. An item to write down

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How to deal with criticism as an artist

Lilla here. One thing that I often talk about in class is the social and emotional impact of being an artist – and as someone who has spent decades in the industry as both an illustrator and an art agent, I can share insight from both points of view. One question that came up recently in a Zoom for a live course was how can you deal with criticism as an artist? How can you be more positive about your art, and quieten that self-doubt for a while? First of all, I want you to know that you will be the best You – and what’s more, you are the best You right now. You’re doing the best you can at this point in time, with the talent you have, the energy, the knowledge, and so forth. It’s the best you can do right now. That’s all you can do.

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This is your final chance!

Hurry HURRY! Last chance to save up to 45% – our big Spring Sale closes TODAY! Are you ready to invest in your creative career? Are you ready to astonish yourself with what you can achieve in 2023? Our big Spring Sale, with 25% off all individual courses and up to 45% off our amazing bundles, ends TODAY! Books agented by Lilla Rogers. Learn how to build a successful career in children’s book illustration, writing picture books or creating your own illustrated non-fiction books. Don’t miss out – shop now! Don’t forget: Prices go up tomorrow – so if you think you might want to take any Make Art That Sells classes in 2023, then grab them now! Some of our amazing bundles won’t be available after the sale ends, so if you want them, grab them now! If you’ve already bought a course or two but are now kicking

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Replay of public Live with Lilla: Ask the Artists!

Lilla’s brand new course for 2023, My Arty Book Pitch, started THIS MONDAY, April 10th – and right now you can save at least 25% and up to 45% of the course price in our big Spring Sale! See what you get in this unique new course here. If you missed the Live, you can view the replay below.   But what will your arty book be about? To get you warmed up and ready for class, Lilla has created this fantastic insightful interactive quiz to help you tap in to your unique arty book idea. Download it now and fill it in. Be sure to share what you come up with on social media and tag in @makeartthatsells so Lilla can see! Download your FREE copy of Lilla’s interactive quiz here then fill it out to discover what YOUR arty book should be about! Don’t miss this unique course

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Sale extended: LAST 48 HOURS TO SAVE! + watch the replay of Ask the Artists!

Hurry HURRY – sale absolutely ends TOMORROW, plus today is your LAST CHANCE to sign up for Lilla’s exciting new course, My Arty Book Pitch! As ever, the last day of our big Spring Sale yesterday brought a flurry of activity, with lots of students clearly feeling inspired and ready to build their creative careers, and lots of questions in our inbox! To give as many people as possible the opportunity to benefit from the massive discounts we’re offering, we’ve decided to extend our big Spring Sale for just another 48 hours. But hurry HURRY, the sale must end TOMORROW, April 14th, so don’t miss out – invest in your art career now. Make Art That Sell student Claudia Marianno’s career is blooming since taking My Year of Art School, including four children’s book illustration deals, an editorial job, and a toy project, which she got after the toy company

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LIVE Zoom TODAY: Ask the Artists

Hurry hurry HURRY – our big Spring Sale ends TODAY! All good things must come to an end, and that includes our big Spring Sale, with 25% off every single one of our job-snagging courses and up to 45% off our fabulous bundles. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet then explore everything that’s on offer here. That means that prices go up TOMORROW – and some of our amazing bundles won’t be available at all. Don’t miss out, get them now! Art by Katie Vernon, a Make Art That Sells student who is represented by Lilla Rogers Studio, for Illustrating Children’s Books. Sign up now and save up to 45% – but HURRY, prices go up TOMORROW! And of course, if you’ve already bought a course (or three) but want to upgrade to a bundle, that’s not a problem – simply email Louise at [email protected]

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5 reasons you need My Semester of Art School

Hurry HURRY – our big Spring Sale ends TOMORROW! If you’re still trying to decide which of our career-changing job-snagging courses to take then why not just take all of them? Save up to a huge 45% when you sign up for My Semester of Art School, and enjoy every single one of our live courses from now until November. (And don’t forget, if you’ve already bought a course or two and want to upgrade, just email Louise at [email protected] and she’ll be happy to help you out.) Need more persuasion? No problem – here are … 5 reasons you need My Semester of Art School 2023 1. You don’t have to choose Ugh, decisions are hard, amirite? When we ask students what they want to see their art on, the most popular answer is ALL THE THINGS. Children’s books, bedlinen, socks, guided journals, ceramics, tarot decks, greetings cards –

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Exclusive interviews with Lisa Congdon, Meera Lee Patel & more

Woo hoo – Lilla’s exciting new LIVE five week course, My Arty Book Pitch, starts TODAY – and you can sign up now with a fantastic 25% discount or save up to 45% when you buy as part of a bundle! According to research data and analytics group WordsRated, nonfiction print books account for 45.5% of book sales in the US, with the global nonfiction book market projected to reach $16.61 billion by 2026. Get a part of it with My Arty Book Pitch! Lilla created this class based on the trends she’s seeing as a busy international art agent – she knows that illustrated non-fiction books are a huge art market right now, and as an educator she knows how to lead you step-by-step through the pitching process in a way that’s playful and motivating, so you build your pitch without even noticing – and then BOOM! You’re done!