tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712832451394708482.post7562847728197476533..comments2024-03-25T19:48:41.491-06:00Comments on The Diamond Mine of Christian Fiction: Welcome Angela Strong to the Mine!!Suzie Waltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03089234812380461326noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712832451394708482.post-44805131519824143362015-01-28T16:02:58.154-07:002015-01-28T16:02:58.154-07:00Hi, ladies. Sorry I'm just getting to this. So...Hi, ladies. Sorry I'm just getting to this. Somehow I missed the link over the holidays. Yes, Peggy, it was me in a giant hamster ball. And Nancy, if you are thinking of picture books, the publisher usually likes to match you with an illustrator of your own. If you are thinking of self-publishing, you want to do a storyboard where you divide the manuscript onto 32 pages and have the illustrations match. Many times a short story for children can be sold to a magazine like Hopscotch and they will put a few illustrations with it. If you write chapter books or middle-grade novels, that's really the publisher's choice. We do about one illustration every other chapter. I encourage you to check out SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.) Hope that helps!Angela Ruth Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238883994994802768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712832451394708482.post-31066349719269477552015-01-01T18:11:39.615-07:002015-01-01T18:11:39.615-07:00Hi Angela! Your books sound great! I'm curious...Hi Angela! Your books sound great! I'm curious about writing children's books. I've got a few started, but have wondered how important it is to have lots of illustrations or not. What's your advice on that?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189497819871787585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712832451394708482.post-8521031812714027002015-01-01T13:57:24.444-07:002015-01-01T13:57:24.444-07:00You won a hamster ball race?! Seriously? Please t...You won a hamster ball race?! Seriously? Please tell me it wasn't with a real hamster but you in a giant ball. That sounds so cool! Love that you write kids and adult books. So glad to have you on the Mine!Peggy Trotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05935745749115191501noreply@blogger.com