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Kidlit Author Growth Academy

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📚 Writers & Creators Poll: Choosing Illustration Styles 🎨
If you were illustrating your book (or already have), what style would you choose? 🤔 Pick one: 👇
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8 members have voted
1 like • Mar 29
I have to research what cartoon/stylize looks like
1 like • 29d
I do like cartoon with a bit whimsical if that's a style
Launch Team
Hello writers! I'm looking for people to join the launch team for my children's book Princess Lyria's Last Collection. It is being released on March 31 and I'd like to have people read and review the ebook before the launch date. Would you be interested in joining? You'd be sent the book a few days before the launch and would leave a review on Amazon to help it reach more readers. If you're interested, I would really appreciate it! You can sign up here if you'd like to join and then I'll email you the ebook when it is available: https://stats.sender.net/forms/e73Bz8/view
Launch Team
1 like • Mar 28
The story and illustrations are awesome ! I would purchase for my granddaughter👍 I hope my review on Amazon is posted
0 likes • 29d
@Mary-Jean Harris can you share how you found your illustrator?
White Elephant in the Room
I am not sure if this has been discussed, and I DO NOT PURPOSELY OFFEND OR DISCREDIT THE IMPORTANT WORK OF OUR ILLUSTRATORS. As @Harleigh Manske has mentioned in a video tutorial, 80% of a children’s book is the illustrations which are to captivate the readers’ attention. My discussion is regarding using AI artistic programs that will assist in creating illustrations. I specifically am referring to 1) Neolemon ( Consistent Character program) ; 2) Readkidz ( picturebook & and story creation) How I have created my stories so far : 1) They are from my own imagination 2) Used Ai to assist in mapping out the story as I want it to be told; Ai assisted me by asking me relative, poignant questions to move my story along the story arc ( Beginning, Middle, End) 3) I divided the story up to fit on a CANVA 32+ page template ( as @Harleigh Manske has mentioned in one of the trainings in this class) 4) used Ai (CANVA Ai and Neolemon) to help bring my illustration vision to life …. THIS IS A CHALLENGE due to not having much experience in promoting ( using the right verbiage ) I am not an illustrator, and I don’t have the money to pay an illustrator. I envy the author-illustrator inside many of you. Is there anyone else in my shoes, or am I just left to swim on my own? If this has been discussed previously, please link it here, so I can find it. Thank you
1 like • Mar 29
I plan to check out children’s books at the library so I can get a better sense of what illustration layouts should be
0 likes • 29d
I checked out a variety of books today! I’ll let you know my thoughts
Sell More Books Beyond Amazon!
In this video, I talk about the 10 places you can sell your children’s books that are not Amazon KDP. This will definitely help give you more ideas for how to expand your children’s book business 🙌 P.S. If you’re in the US and are experiencing this cold weather- I hope you’re staying warm!
0 likes • Mar 29
@Harleigh Manske So many local events are popping in my head! To sell the books, I assume as the author WE have to have copies on hand…which means we have to purchase a lot up front? Maybe I missed that.
Hey everyone! I’m curious 🤔
What age group are your children’s books targeting on Amazon KDP? Pick the one that fits best!
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7 members have voted
1 like • Mar 28
@Paulette Ng can you make a poll about What illustration style people choose to illustrate their book? Thanks, because I’m curious how writers determine which illustration style fits their story .
1 like • Mar 29
Appreciate you sending this out. Illustrations are key to whether someone wants to buy the book or not.
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Dawne V.
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@dawne-vanden-bos-7166
Retired K-12 teacher looking to pivot into a new career

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