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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LAST CHANCE! My Kid Book Pitch class closes TODAY!
Do you want 2023 to be the year that you finally write and pitch your picture book story? Have you already taken My Kid Book Pitch and want to polish your story writing skills? Or have you already published a picture book and want to write another? Then hurry HURRY – registration for My Kid Book Pitch closes TODAY! This course won’t run again until 2024, so if you want in then book your spot now. You’ll get tons of tools, support and advice to help you write your very own unique picture book story, including Lilla’s fabulous 128-page downloadable workbook, a set of her dreamy Magic Cards, her Write a Story Recipe, twice-weekly live Zoom events where she’ll review student art and talk you through that week’s worksheets and assignments, and tons more. Plus Lilla will be choosing her favorite submission to the class gallery and offering one lucky
FREE VIDEOS: 11 different themes for your picture book story
Art agent Lilla shares 11 different themes for your picture book story Hurry HURRY – My Kid Book Pitch 2023 starts TODAY, and there’s still time to sign up! Join the class now and get Section 1 of your [128]-page workbook and your full set of Lilla’s dreamy Magic Cards, and join Lilla for your first LIVE webinar of the week! Don’t miss out! Here’s your schedule for Week 1. Find the full schedule for this four week magic-packed class here. Still wondering what your story could be about? Still worried that you’re maybe not really a writer? Lilla has tons of experience of working with artists and other creative people, and she designed this course especially to teach artists and illustrators how to write, beta testing it on her artists before rolling it out to you, our wonderful students. Katie Vernon, a Make Art That Sells student who is
Win a FREE place in class TODAY! Join the Live with Lilla!
Lilla’s picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, starts in just a few days, on Monday, May 29th, and you could win a FREE place in class in today’s Zoom! Join art agent Lilla plus author-illustrator Erica Root for this FREE live event TODAY at 12 noon ET/5 pm BST – click here to find the time for wherever you are or RSVP for the Facebook event here to get a reminder. Join the ZOOM here Here’s what to expect in this FREE live Zoom: Lilla will be talking about the FREE Magic Cards warm-up exercise we shared yesterday (click here to get it now if you missed it), showing off some of her favorite picture books and explaining what makes them so great, and popping up a volunteer live on-screen so they can chat 1:1. Plus she’ll be chatting to Make Art That Sells student and author-illustrator Erica Root, and giving
Get your FREE Magic Cards!
Get your mini set of FREE Magic Cards from art agent Lilla and learn how you can generate picture book story ideas! My Kid Book Pitch starts THIS MONDAY, May 29th and we can’t wait to see all the magical quirky picture book stories you come up with. Today we’re giving you a FREE sneak peek at art agent Lilla’s secret weapon for unlocking your dreamy imagination: her unique Magic Cards. You’ll find your Magic Cards below. Then don’t forget to join Lilla for a FREE live Zoom event TOMORROW, Friday, May 26th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm BST. She’ll be talking about the Magic Cards, sharing some of her favorite picture books, and giving away a FREE place in class! Lilla will also be joined by her artist Erica Root. Don’t miss it! Join here – you’ll also find the link on the front page of our website and
FREE VIDEO: Creating stories for picture books
Discover the secret sauce for coming up with your own unique picture book story idea! There’s less than two weeks to go until the start of My Kid Book Pitch, art agent Lilla’s one-of-a-kind picture book writing course that’s specially designed for creative people just like you! By the end of this incredible four week course, you could have your own children’s book pitch ready to send (along with suggestions on who to send it to), including: your special story idea an original and engaging character that editors will love a show-stopping opening line that will catch a reader’s attention and set the tone and mood for the whole book (this is what editors are looking for) a fun and authentic storyline with a narrative arc a compelling title a professional story-boarded dummy … but how do you come up with your own special story idea? Lilla’s Magic Cards in
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
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
HURRY! Last chance to write your very own picture book!
Hurry HURRY – registration for My Kid Book Pitch closes TODAY! This course won’t run again until 2023 – don’t miss out, sign up now! Every year, art agent Lilla hosts a residency for the artists she represents, either in person or (thanks Covid!) virtually. For the past few years, the focus has been on writing picture books, based on Lilla’s My Kid Book Pitch course, and today we’re thrilled to share not one but TWO gorgeous books written and illustrated by artists that Lilla represents. Lilla says: “One of my most favorite things in the world is to help artists make even more brilliant work, develop their unique gifts, and broaden their career opportunities. It’s why I wrote My Kid Book Pitch. So with that in mind, we were incredibly excited to offer our Picture Book Writing Residency to our artists, focusing on writing children’s picture books.” Want to
Don’t miss out: Lilla’s picture book writing class starts TODAY!
Woo hoo! Our brilliant picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, starts TODAY! If you’ve ever wanted to write your very own picture book, even if you don’t think of yourself as a writer, then you won’t want to miss this. Woo hoo! Our brilliant picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, starts TODAY! If you’ve ever wanted to write your very own picture book, even if you don’t think of yourself as a writer, then you won’t want to miss this. Student success: Friederike Dammermann Make Art That Sells student Friederike got in touch to let us know that her children’s book story pitch was picked up by a publisher within a week of submitting her pitch! Art created by Friederike for My Kid Book Pitch that got her a book deal. What will your picture book story look like? Get ready to find out – sign