Oh honey, you have all the inspiration and creative tools to really pull
this off! Please don't let yourself be discouraged by rejections! I
was floored when I read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was
turned down by an absolutely ridiculous number of publishers. I can't
remember exactly how many, but it was such a lesson to me in tenacity!
Have you ever looked into the smaller publishers? My husband had a
novel published by a small regional publisher because of the special
interest the local in the story held for them. Perhaps you could get
just enough of a story line and a few pictures to "pitch" the idea to
smaller publishing houses. You could also think about approaching
rescue groups or animal activist groups with the idea of paying for
publishing and a portion of the proceeds could go to their charities.
Have you ever looked into how much it costs to publish on your own? I'm
telling you girl, I think you should chomp down on the bit with this
one, the powers that be will be with you on this!
I'm sorry I mistakenly thought Quintapus was positive, you spoke so much
about him I thought he was positive too. If you want a cheering section
on creating the book, I would love to be involved in any way you'd
like. (I'm going to be quietly cheering you on anyway!).
Let me know where and when I can get a copy of his book!
Nina
tamara stickler wrote:
Actually Nina, I AM an illustrator/sculptor. The major problem with
getting a book published these days...all the publishing houses want
are celeberty authors, and they all prefer to use their own
illustrators. I get good feed back, but the answer is always the
same....without representation (agent) or a celeb. author or
illustrator, they just aren't interested, even tho I've been told they
did like the stories and illustrations.
But its a nice thought. (While I agree that Felv cats shouldn't be
put down because of their health issues....Quintapus wasn't an Felv
cat....he had heart, asthma and CRF problems instead.)
