Should I include illustrations with my picture book manuscript when I submit it to publishers?
Beginning Writer’s Answer Book edited by Jane Friedman No, the publisher will choose the illustrator. Writers do not need to find an illustrator or offer illustration suggestions. If your story…
No, the publisher will choose the illustrator. Writers do not need to find an illustrator or offer illustration suggestions. If your story will be unclear without illustrations—you have included pages where the story is told entirely by the picture, for instance—include illustration notes within your text.
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Scott Francis is a former editor and author of Writer's Digest Books.
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