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Hello, hum, Cynthea?
Only wondering: if exclusiveness is unsolicited, but they ask for two chapters, synopsis and query letter, and also ask for a self stamped envelope; should I make it exclusive any way?
Looking forwards to an answer:
Gabriel Toledo Rojas
I don’t see any reason why you would make this submission an exclusive. Hope that helps!
Cynthea
Bottom line, how will they ever know?
Hi Cynthea,
Your website is very informative.
I have developed a 5 part series set of picture books developed for easy readers aged from 2-5 years.
My question is whether I should submit more than one story with my cover letter to the publishers? each story is approximately 200 words long.
Thanks
Farah
Why in the world would an Easy Reader be targeted for 2-5 year olds? Would agree with 5-7 year olds but unless the 2 year old is reading already and has the extreme patience to sit down and read 2500 words, then you’re wasting your time and also showing an editor that you don’t know your market.
I think we have a mixup in terminology. Manuscripts that are easy to read of this length usually come in the form of a board book for the 2-3 year olds, or a picture book for the 4-5 year olds. It’s not a perfect science when we talk about ages. There are some “emergent readers” that are of this length (200 words) and would fall under the category of books that fall in the “early/easy reader format.” Confusing enough yet? 🙂
Regardless, what matters most is to submit one story at a time (industry standard) and understand what term you will use to describe it based on where you see it fitting in the overall marketplace. It is a board book? Is it a picture book? Is it an emergent reader? Or Is it a Level 1 Easy Reader for the publisher’s “X” series? You see? Figure out what it is and make sure you describe it accordingly so your submission is well-targeted and described in the same manner most industry professionals would view it.
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Hello, hum, Cynthea?
Only wondering: if exclusiveness is unsolicited, but they ask for two chapters, synopsis and query letter, and also ask for a self stamped envelope; should I make it exclusive any way?
Looking forwards to an answer:
Gabriel Toledo Rojas
I don’t see any reason why you would make this submission an exclusive. Hope that helps!
Cynthea
Bottom line, how will they ever know?
Hi Cynthea,
Your website is very informative.
I have developed a 5 part series set of picture books developed for easy readers aged from 2-5 years.
My question is whether I should submit more than one story with my cover letter to the publishers? each story is approximately 200 words long.
Thanks
Farah
Why in the world would an Easy Reader be targeted for 2-5 year olds? Would agree with 5-7 year olds but unless the 2 year old is reading already and has the extreme patience to sit down and read 2500 words, then you’re wasting your time and also showing an editor that you don’t know your market.
I think we have a mixup in terminology. Manuscripts that are easy to read of this length usually come in the form of a board book for the 2-3 year olds, or a picture book for the 4-5 year olds. It’s not a perfect science when we talk about ages. There are some “emergent readers” that are of this length (200 words) and would fall under the category of books that fall in the “early/easy reader format.” Confusing enough yet? 🙂
Regardless, what matters most is to submit one story at a time (industry standard) and understand what term you will use to describe it based on where you see it fitting in the overall marketplace. It is a board book? Is it a picture book? Is it an emergent reader? Or Is it a Level 1 Easy Reader for the publisher’s “X” series? You see? Figure out what it is and make sure you describe it accordingly so your submission is well-targeted and described in the same manner most industry professionals would view it.