Crowdfunding Your Children's Book: A Beginner's Guide
So you've written a children's book and you're staring down the barrel of publishing costs. Illustrations alone can run into thousands of pounds, and that's before you've touched printing, editing or marketing. This is where crowdfunding comes in, and for a lot of first-time authors, it's turned out to be the difference between a manuscript gathering dust and a book sitting on a child's shelf. Before you go down that road, though, it's worth understanding what these campaigns actually involve, because they're not just a matter of posting a link and waiting for the money to roll in. Some writers do end up going down the traditional route instead, in which case looking into reputable publishers in the UK accepting submissions is a sensible parallel step to take while you weigh your options. Why Authors Turn to Crowdfunding Traditional publishing can feel like a locked door, particularly for children's authors, since picture books need illustrat...