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My Picture Books – The Art of Picture Books
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The Art of Picture Books. Thoughts, ideas, advice and art by Author/Illustrator, Lisa J. Michaels. Have ya’ Met Me? The Legend of the Eagle Feather – Best Friend Series, Book One – By Barbara J. Duell, illustrated by Lisa J. Michaels. To purchase your copy today. Makes a great gift for boys who love adventure! My Love – By Mahasin Salim and Illustrated by Lisa J. Michaels. There’s no sweeter way to lull your little one to sleep than with a loving, tender and heart-felt Picture Book! This is an Early Read...
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Thoughts on Self-Promotion and Promoting Your Own Books – The Art of Picture Books
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The Art of Picture Books. Thoughts, ideas, advice and art by Author/Illustrator, Lisa J. Michaels. Have ya’ Met Me? Thoughts on Self-Promotion and Promoting Your Own Books. November 17, 2013. November 17, 2013. The list of ways to promote oneself seems to be growing larger everyday, and that in itself presents a problem for creatives. Everything comes to a screeching halt, as their brains overload by just the thought of such a huge undertaking. Wether we like it or not, creatives first need to face the f...
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Uncategorized – The Art of Picture Books
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The Art of Picture Books. Thoughts, ideas, advice and art by Author/Illustrator, Lisa J. Michaels. Have ya’ Met Me? Growing and Changing Things Up. March 2, 2016. I’m always on high alert, looking for anything that will help me grow as an illustrator. That being said, you can imagine my thrill when I found out that Artist Agent, Christina A. Tugeau. Was coming to a nearby college to speak…and it was free! I had learned about the CAT Agency. When assembling your portfolio for an agent to view, it’s ...
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Have ya’ Met Me? – The Art of Picture Books
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The Art of Picture Books. Thoughts, ideas, advice and art by Author/Illustrator, Lisa J. Michaels. Have ya’ Met Me? Have ya’ Met Me? As a full-time, published (both traditionally and self-pub’d) professional illustrator and author of children’s literature, I am always on the look out for projects that will not only only challenge me, but further my rather enjoyable career. I was born in Florida, but I love mountains and cool weather,. I’m the developer and moderator of the wonderful, “. A privacy-protect...
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Cashing in by Compromising – The Art of Picture Books
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The Art of Picture Books. Thoughts, ideas, advice and art by Author/Illustrator, Lisa J. Michaels. Have ya’ Met Me? Cashing in by Compromising. December 28, 2013. Sadly for this author/illustrator, the Christmas holiday is over and it’s time to reorganize and dig my heels into 2014 by thinking six months ahead. What will YOU be doing in June of 2014? More on that later. Special, and they’re willing to pay for it if they can find. An illustrator who’s quick on the draw (no pun intended). 8221;, thinking,.
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Critique Services – The Art of Picture Books
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The Art of Picture Books. Thoughts, ideas, advice and art by Author/Illustrator, Lisa J. Michaels. Have ya’ Met Me? Are YOU ready to take YOUR manuscript. To the next level? Have you written a children’s picture book that your friends and family love, yet you keep receiving rejection letters from publishers? Are you a picture book author who’s just finished your first manuscript, and you need to know if it’s ready for submissions? Ready for a professional critique. Lisa J. Michaels;. Thank you so much!
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Seven Little Books in the Box – The Art of Picture Books
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The Art of Picture Books. Thoughts, ideas, advice and art by Author/Illustrator, Lisa J. Michaels. Have ya’ Met Me? Seven Little Books in the Box. November 7, 2013. November 7, 2013. Well, It’s day seven of “PiBoIdMo”, and I’m right on schedule. I’m proud to say I have six Picture Book ideas and one Chapter Book idea (it started off as a PB idea and morphed…tee-hee! That would knock your socks off! If you missed the date to sign up for this years Picture Book Idea Month. Enter your comment here. You are ...
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Children’s Book Publishing – The Art of Picture Books
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The Art of Picture Books. Thoughts, ideas, advice and art by Author/Illustrator, Lisa J. Michaels. Have ya’ Met Me? Children’s Book Publishing. The Skinny on “Idea Theft”. July 10, 2014. May 7, 2015. Let’s walk through a typical day at one of “the big boy” editor’s offices. (You shouldn’t be pitching your ideas to anyone else anyway.). Most editors receive so many manuscripts that they don’t have time to think about developing on the ideas of others. They push through at alarming rates, giving ...Their j...
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Selling books on Amazon – The Art of Picture Books
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The Art of Picture Books. Thoughts, ideas, advice and art by Author/Illustrator, Lisa J. Michaels. Have ya’ Met Me? Selling books on Amazon. January 4, 2014. I recently answered the question;. Ould I do to correct the fact that even though my book has been on the market since 2011 (Amazon.com), I haven’t sold many copies? Hello, I think I can help you! A) The sample on Amazon only contains one image/illustration from the book, and it is a stagnant pose that stands there, staring at the reader blankly....
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The Art of Picture Books – Page 2 – Thoughts, ideas, advice and art by Author/Illustrator, Lisa J. Michaels
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The Art of Picture Books. Thoughts, ideas, advice and art by Author/Illustrator, Lisa J. Michaels. Have ya’ Met Me? Where to Begin if You’re a “Newbie”. September 27, 2013. November 7, 2013. I mentioned author options, so I think we should discuss what some of them are and why it’s so important to understand them. Option 1: Submitting your work to “traditional” publishers. If you do manage to sell your book to a traditional publisher, they will pick the illustrator and you will not have anything to do wi...