A new step in my writing.

Most publishing companies require you to have an agent. I don't have the money to pay one though lol. What I do when I am trying to find a publisher for my Children's books is look online at the different publishing companies. I make sure I look for the ones that are children's companies. A search for that would usually be something like this children's book publisher accepting submissions You will have to go to the submissions sections and look to make sure they are first accepting, and second accept unsolicited submissions. That means you are wanting to submit one without an agent. Then read through their guidelines to see how they expect it to be submitted. There really are a lot of publishing companies that are willing to work with new authors, it's just finding takes a lot of looking and reading. I am having so much trouble with the children's area because unlike adult and YA books, there really isn't a whole lot of different types of children's books. With adults and YA, there are several different categories. Also most publishers of children's books want educational stories. I like stories that encourage the imagination though, so that is what I write.

I wrote a book in 2010 and self published using a popular UK print on demand website: www.grosvenorhousepublishing.co.uk Altogether it cost me £835, but as I trained and worked as a professional proofreader I didn't have to pay extra for my manuscript to be proof read. I was very pleased with the result and would recommend them to anyone wishing to self publish. In addition they now offer e-book publishing This is a very reputable company but there are some real scammers out there now. So be careful what you are doing! I wish you all the best!

Apologies! I lost one of my full stops or 'full points' as they are called in proof reading!

Then it sounds like you need to just do it then. Who knows perhaps the children's book like my baby's will find an interest to go on in the future. If someone after reading something says, looking for a finish, that means it is of excellent quality! The idea of publishing has in the past become another type of writers block for me. I think it is connected to self worth and need of assurance. The best consideration I've come up with to date is just to produce, if that is possible several works. At least that way if something was desired out there in the publishing world I could say, oh, would you like four more? What I don't want to do is get in that blocked up rut of publishing dilemma that is, in order to write I need to get published stoppage issues or I think I need the money to write. On the other hand maybe I will never be published. The other possibility is to define what publishing is? I guess it means different things to different people? publishing = $ publishing = recognition publishing = a writing schedule publishing = sharing publishing = all of the above Keep writing!

I have a children's chapter book that I started, but ended up not finishing. The ideas for it just stopped coming. With this book that I am currently working on, it takes me a bit to get going, but soon as I do, the ideas just come out. For me it is like seeing it play out in my head like it's a movie. I am just writing out what I see going on in my head. My husband read part of what I had written and he wanted me to stay up all night and finish lol. He wanted to know how it ends. Funny thing is, I don't even know how it is going to end. I am not that far in my head with it. If that makes sense lol.

I haven't gotten any books published yet. Just the one flash fiction. I am trying though.

Thank you. With me, ideas come and go, so hopefully I can at least get done with my first book before it goes again. I did some reading about writer's block. I read that most of the time when writers suffer from it, it is because they are either just starting a book, or nervous about the ending and not having anything to do afterwards. Next time you sit down to write, just try to clear your mind. Put on some soothing music too. Hopefully it helps. Good luck with it.

Good luck to you. Sounds like you are really working hard to get your goal accomplished.

Well I guess that leaves me out the grammar part I thought I could work at but forget the genius asset. Think I could write a book on, What It Is Like To Be Blonde. Might not be genius but could be fun.