Originally Posted by Strell And later on when all those children become poorly adjusted adults with scat fetishes, he can die knowing he truly changed the world.

I've asked nothing more from life!

"My life went downhill when I became obsessed with One Shit Two Shits Green Shit Brown Shit by Dr. Berzirk back in kindergarten."

funny, every parents thinks they should write a kids book. Not slamming you but everyone I know with kids has mentioned this.

Good luck,

I simply just saved my stories for my kids- told them at bed for the years they wanted stories-and let it go. However, there are so many shiity kids books it would be nice if your was legit good

Originally Posted by usickenme there are so many shiity kids books it would be nice if your was legit good

He is trying to make a good shitty book, of course.

How hard can it be to write a children's book? They walk around all day picking their noses and eating it. As long as it has princesses or robots, you're gold.

Originally Posted by Clak How hard can it be to write a children's book? They walk around all day picking their noses and eating it. As long as it has princesses or robots, you're gold.

A Princess Robot who gets magical powers by picking her nose. Writing children's books is easy.

Originally Posted by usickenme funny, every parents thinks they should write a kids book. Not slamming you but everyone I know with kids has mentioned this. Good luck, I simply just saved my stories for my kids- told them at bed for the years they wanted stories-and let it go. However, there are so many shiity kids books it would be nice if your was legit good

It's true. But like most things, thinking about doing it, and doing it are very different. I thought about doing stand up for years. Then I finally did it. Every office has the funny guy. Not every office has the funny guy who gets the balls (and material) to try to entertain on stage and get into the craft of comedy.

Since it's not my goal to make a million dollars on this, it's more about seeing how to do it, and actually following through, I'm measuring "success" very differently than a business would. My kids were giggling when they went to bed, repeating a couple of lines, so truly, if that's all I get out of it, and they can hold a book in their hands that Dad wrote, that would be worth a ton to me.

Originally Posted by Clak How hard can it be to write a children's book? They walk around all day picking their noses and eating it. As long as it has princesses or robots, you're gold.

To do it successfully? I would guess very challenging. I'll go back to the comedy example. I was mediocre. Some nights, with the right crowd, I did really, really well. Applause breaks, standing ovation, all that. Other nights, they hated me about as much as I hated them. I remember getting heckled during my introduction once.

Thinking that just because you make your buddies laugh, or your co-workers think you're funny, means stand up is simple, misses on the performance and business aspect of it. I know you were being sarcastic, but I admire folks who can write children's books and do it well. Clearly there are examples of good and bad books in all genres.

Unless I have already done something better than a person I'm criticizing, for the most part, I'll give the benefit of the doubt that there is challenge involved.

Originally Posted by Clak How hard can it be to write a children's book? They walk around all day picking their noses and eating it. As long as it has princesses or robots, you're gold.

Robot princesses.

Originally Posted by Clak How hard can it be to write a children's book? .

Check out "celebrity" children's book authors. Thats how easy

http://www.amazon.com/Childrens-Book...R1DML0L29FM885

If you just want a book for your family and friends - I'd look in to blurb or lulu. See if you can get one of your illustrator friends to whip something up for dinner and a beer (or 3.) But the way it sounds - you sorta kinda want this to go big and make a ton of money which is a totally different ballgame (which you sound like you are aware of that.)

You might look up Writing With Pictures (Shulevitz) and (tangentially) any of the Scott McCloud books like Understanding Comics. These books discuss writing along with illustration - they aren't just about the images. I'm sure there are other books out there as well that discuss children's book writing and illustration these are just the ones I know about and have read personally.

There are some complex ideas behind crafting such concise information inside a children's book. I've always heard it's easy to write a novel, a little bit harder to write a short story and a little harder still to write a poem.

You might be able to find some niche and turn a ho-hum book into something more. An example is this book my wife found that we are going to get my daughter for some holiday or something. It's on etsy but I can't find it right now - forgot the name (not a good sign?!?) But I do remember the "hook" - it's about a girl who has a toy bear or doll or something that has a jacket that's been knitted or crocheted and the book comes with patterns to make the jacket for the child and the child's doll. It's a Waldorf inspired book. My wife knits/crochets and she's all in to the Waldorf education stuff so now she wants the book. This lady has like 4 or so books on etsy so who knows - my wife may want them all - whether they have a worthwhile story or not.

Originally Posted by usickenme Check out "celebrity" children's book authors. Thats how easy http://www.amazon.com/Childrens-Book...R1DML0L29FM885

Heh, I guess that Jenna Bush book was for dad...

The art in those celebrity books just....infuriates me. They are all boring and safe and derivative.

Originally Posted by Strell The art in those celebrity books just....infuriates me. They are all boring and safe and derivative.

Safe, derivative and a name parents will recognize is what sells childrens' books.

I'm not saying I don't understand the choice. I'm saying it's awful.

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