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: For Fantasy Stories, Should You Include a Map At the Beginning of the Book? If you're writing a fantasy novel, would it be best to include a map of the geography that the story takes place
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: Where and how to look for a picture for illustration? Do you think a writing can always benefit from the use of a visual illustration? If so, how to find for free or buy an appropriate picture,
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: Good books on writing for comics? Me and a friend of mine has been thinking about joining forces and make a comic. She is an excellent drawer/illustrator while I perform better in the story/character/writing
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: Will my readers feel like they are reading a children's storybook if there are illustrations in my novel? I'm writing a novel. I also have good drawing skills. I would like to add illustrations
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: Sending a children's book manuscript to an agent or publisher with illustrations I've written a children's story and had it illustrated. It's a picture book. I've heard that publishers prefer
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: How does copyright apply to illustrations and cover art? Is a paid-up-front illustrator entitled to royalties? If I hire an illustrator for artwork, and I pay up front on a per-illustration basis,
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: Publishing an illustrated book- Self-Publishing or Corporate Publishing? My friend and I have fully-fleshed out a comedic idea for a book, in a similar format to Jack Handy's "Deep Thoughts" (in
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: How to sift through all those illustrators? I'm writing a book series and have 1-3 out of 4 written. So now I'm looking to publish, and I need cover illustrations. (At least. I'd actually
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: I would like to illustrate a poem I am an artist and want to illustrate a poem and self publish it for my family. The poem was written in the early 1900's and is on LibraVox as a work
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: Do published authors have rights to use their own book cover images? With the caveat that I'm sure it varies based on publisher, genre, etc., but -- generally, if you were an author who was
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: What size should images in eBooks be? I'm creating an ebook that has images in it. What size / resolution should images in an ebook be?
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: Should embedded figures/images be placed before or after they are referred to in text? As the title question asks: Should embedded figures/images be placed before or after they are referred to
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: Copyright of a TV series when used as reference? Is it considered fair use to have screenshots, or character likenesses, in a book as a descriptor or reference? For example, when describing
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: What do I need to know about publishing a book which I have illustrated, not written? I recently went to the market to buy books for my 2 year old kid and found many expensive books printed
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: Copyright issues and permissions I am a children's book illustrator. I am hired to illustrate a series of books by the author. The first book has already been illustrated by some other illustrator
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: Illustrations for a children's book to be republished I illustrated a book 20 years ago. No royalties: one-time use. Did not sign a contract for copyright. It is considered an orphan. Now the
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: Author and illustrator - Do publishers like authors who are also illustrators? Dr. Seuss did it, other authors in the past have done it, but I've heard that publishers like working with specific
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: If I have a cover for my novel, when should I let the publisher/agent know? I've run into an issue with illustrations and cover designs. I have a member of my family who designs covers to
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: Find: Children's book illustrator I need an illustrator for my first self-published children's book. Where do I find artists that will work on a small budget? What are the compensation
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: Public domain does it apply to any and all art work prior to 1920's? Can I use famous art work images that were created prior to 1900 in my book and sell the book legally? Are all artworks
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: How important is owning the copyright on illustrations as a first time author of a children's book? I am a first time author looking to publish a children's book which I need to have illustrated.
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: Should I bother allowing images (headshots) for pen names? Please bear with me, the question really is for writers. I'm authoring software that manages ebooks. I'm to the point of representing
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: Need to own copyright on illustrations if planning a series? I am writing a children's book for the first time. I anticipate this becoming a series. I have an illustrator to do the artwork.
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: Can I copy images from published books and use them in my paper? When it comes to citing text from someone else's work, the rule is to provide a proper citation and source. Once you do that,
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: How to describe a seemingly-random doodle/symbol, whose details are significant? In my Crime/Mystery/Drama screenplay, there’s a seemingly random doodle at the bottom of a mysterious note. The
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: Are there any free sites for testing beta 'book cover' designs? The LONG road to publishing a novel is nearing an end. But writing a novel is actually only the beginning; editing, formatting,
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: Is nudity allowed in historical nonfiction? I have written a historical nonfiction account of a nudist camp that I went to with my family as a teenager. The camp later hosted the Miss Nude
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: Writing an image Utopia book Planning on writing a picture sci-fi book about Utopia. The book will not have a plot (story), sequence or any conclusion. It will have approximately 30 illustrations
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: Copyrighting illustrations I paid to have created I wrote my first children's book. I hired an illustrator and paid for them to illustrate my book so I can self-publish and create the book
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: Is blending a largely illustrated book like James Gurney's "Dinotopia" and a dramatic and more serious plot a bad idea? So, I don't know if any of you have heard of Dinotopia by James Gurney,
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: Describe illustrated characters? I'm writing a YA fantasy novel in my free time that I plan to illustrate myself. Most if not all named characters will have their 'picture' presented to the
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: Do I need permission to name organizations in a non-fiction book? I am self-publishing a dog photography book. I have obtained permissions for all subjects in the book. One of the pictures I
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: How to convey a concept without illustrations when submitting? Everything I have read or been told, and every guideline I have seen regarding submitting a picture book manuscript to a publisher
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: What about pictures in a story book I am looking for feedback on the idea of including pictures in a fantasy story e-book to be sold on Amazon. The book is not a graphic novel as it has
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: Do I need less exposition if I'm going to add images? So, I'm trying to write something called a light novel, which is a Japanese-type of writing. It's a novel, but spaced throughout different
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: How many pixels' margin to the right should my 5"-wide image be on a 300dpi KDP paperback to be centered? How many pixels' margin to the right should a 5"-wide image be on a 300dpi cover,
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: Outsourcing people to make a cover I need some very specific art for my book cover and will probably not be able to find a generic one on a website, so do I hire someone for it and what's
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: Pairing poetry with original artwork: is this done? As a novice writer of poetry, I am eager to grow in my understanding of that mysterious line between complete abandon within freedom of expression,
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: Use of stock image on book cover My book was published by a now defunct publisher. They returned my records to me (locked, and I could not open any of the documents) and I've since re-published
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: Knowing when to use pictures over words When writing about food, be it a cookbook or a food blog, as long as the media supports it, the use of pictures is going to make a difference in
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