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MABP Free 5 part video series

FREE video series on writing and illustrating your very own book!

Learn how to write, illustrate and pitch your very own arty book with this incredible FREE video series from Lilla Rogers! Lilla answers your questions about pitching your very own book, and shows you tons of beautiful examples. Get ready to feel inspired! Watch the video series here. Non-fiction illustrated books, or arty books, are an amazing source of income for artists, crafters, illustrators, writers, designers, photographers and more – basically anyone who is passionate about a hobby or an interest. You don’t need to be an expert to write your own arty book: you just need to care about something you want to share. And you don’t need to be a writer either – think about craft how-tos, illustrated journals or books of illustrated quotations. For example, here’s art agent Lilla Rogers talking about A Year of Weeks, which was written and illustrated by Erica Root and agented by

How to write, illustrate and pitch your book

How to write or illustrate your book Here at Make Art That Sells we have three courses jam-packed with information and tips on how to illustrate and pitch your book to get work in some of the hottest markets: My Kid Book Pitch – writing and/or illustrating your own children’s picture book Illustrating Children’s Books – how to get into the world of illustrating beautiful picture books My Arty Book Pitch – write and illustrate your own ‘arty’ non-fiction book We give you the tools, insights and hints showing you how to write or illustrate your book, and then we share our insider knowledge within each course on the best way to pitch your work. This information is gold, and we’re sharing some of it here for free! By  student Jen Jamieson for My Kid Book Pitch How to Find Publishers Once you’ve written your brilliant children’s book story in

This could be YOU!

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

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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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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!

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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.