Imagine holding your very own book, written and/or illustrated by you, in your hands … Imagine spotting it in the wild in the library or bookstore … Imagine getting invited to your favorite local bookshop or school or radio station to do a reading … Imagine this being your job that you’re getting paid to do! Make Art That Sells students with books they’ve illustrated and/or written: l-r, Lynn Gaines, Erica Root, Darcie Olley, Maruga Koops and Sharisse Steber. This could be you! Books are a fabulous market for both artists and writers, because they’re constantly in demand, and hugely satisfying to work on. Books written and illustrated by artists represented by art agent and Make Art That Sells teacher Lilla Rogers. Imagine building a career working on gorgeous projects like these! Let Lilla show you how. Which of these appeals to you the most: “I want to sink deep
Category:Course: My Arty Book Pitch
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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
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!
Replay of Public Live Zoom with Lilla: Friday, April 7
Lilla’s brand new course for 2023, My Arty Book Pitch, starts 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. (If you loved this, be sure to join Lilla for her LIVE Zoom with her artists on Wednesday, April 12th – mark your calendar now!) 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
6 non-fiction book ideas from Make Art That Sells students
Art agent and educator Lilla has tons of experience of nurturing creative people to create their very best work, both through her Make Art That Sells courses and through mentoring the artists that she represents. Plus, as an art agent who assigns tons of illustration jobs every week, she sees exactly which markets are booming right now, and non-fiction illustrated books are one of those markets. Today we’re sharing some non-fiction book ideas to inspire you! Q. Why did Lilla write My Arty Book Pitch? A. Because she knows that creative people like you have amazing, original ideas – and she’s always looking for new income streams for creatives. In fact, a ton of our students have already written and illustrated their very own incredible arty books, often using the knowledge that they gained during Make Art That Sells courses. Q. So do I really need My Arty Book Pitch?
FREE video: How to use vintage books for inspiration
Arty books – art-driven, illustrated, non-fiction books – are an awesome market for creative people like you – artists, illustrators, crafters, doodlers, photographers and more. Why? Because it’s a new source of income, plus it can bring new paid opportunities, like speaking engagements, teaching opportunities, more illustration gigs, writing for columns, being interviewed on podcasts, and much more. Also, here’s the cool thing about writing and illustrating an arty book: you don’t need to be amazing at writing OR brilliant at drawing. You don’t even need to be an expert. What will your arty book be about? Find out with My Arty Book Pitch. Q. WHAT? Then what on earth DO you need to be in order to pitch, write and illustrate your own arty book? A. You just need to be excited about showing or teaching or sharing something. That’s it. Q. Um, are you sure? A. Yes! Lilla
Replay of Lilla & Zoe Cyber sale Event: November 29
If you missed the Live Zoom with top art agent Lilla Rogers and brilliant children’s book art director and picture book author Zoë Tucker, the replay is below! Between them, Lilla and Zoë have decades of experience in the industry, and heaps of tips, advice and insight to share. Join them to chat everything about books and to help you choose between Lilla’s three wonderful book courses: Illustrating Children’s Books: create a show stopping pitch for children’s book illustration that contains everything an art director wants to see My Kid Book Pitch: write your very own unique picture book story – the story that only you can tell NEW! My Arty Book Pitch: build a gorgeous pitch for your very own illustrated non-fiction book Why wait to start your amazing illustration career? Hurry hurry HURRY – our huge Cyber Sale ends SOON! Download your gorgeous Sale Guide now, packed with quizzes
So you want to write a book. Here’s how.
Discover the book that you should write with art agent Lilla’s insightful quiz! Beautiful books illustrated by art agent Lilla Rogers (top centre) and the artists she represents. Imagine building a career working on gorgeous projects like these! Let Lilla show you how. Books are a fabulous market for both artists and writers – they’re constantly in demand, and it’s hugely satisfying to spend months digging deep into a project, conjuring up dreamy characters and magical worlds to inspire, delight, educate and entertain generations of children to come. In fact, books are such a brilliant career option for creative people that Make Art That Sells now offers not one but THREE live book-based courses – and you can get them all at 30% off right now in our huge Cyber Sale. Brand NEW for 2023, in My Arty Book Pitch you’ll create your own stunning ready-to-send illustrated non-fiction book pitch.
Get Lilla’s brand NEW course for 2023 – and SAVE BIG!
Get art agent Lilla’s brand NEW course for 2023 – at up to half price! Recent books illustrated – and some written – by artists represented by Lilla Rogers. Find out what your arty book will be about with Lilla’s insightful inspiring worksheet – get it here. Imagine writing your very own gorgeous illustrated book and sharing something you’re passionate about with the world – maybe your collection of 60s Bakelite jewellery or all the weird fungi that grow in the woods at the back of your house or your sketchbook from that summer you spent driving down the Atlantic coast or your fabulous subversive feminist cross stitch patterns – basically whatever makes your weird little heart beat fastest. The illustrated non-fiction book – or arty book – market is absolutely huge, and it’s perfect for creative people just like you. Arty books are a brilliant way to derive income
FREE video: How to manifest your very own arty book deal! Part 5
Today we’re delighted to be sharing the final part of art agent Lilla’s FREE video series, Part 5: How to manifest your very own arty book deal! In this final part, Lilla will talk you through how you can manifest your very own book deal with an inspiring journaling exercise, plus she tells you all about her brand NEW course for 2023, My Arty Book Pitch. Arty books by illustrator Lisa Congdon, who was formerly represented by Lilla. Imagine building a rewarding career like this – a whole shelf full of your beautiful books, with a very nice royalty income stream! Feeling energized and inspired? Want to explore this rewarding and lucrative market for your creativity? You can sign up for My Arty Book Pitch with a tasty 30% discount in our huge Cyber Sale, which kicks off next Tuesday, November 22nd – or save up to a whopping 50%