Maddersahatter

[maddersahatter]

Hi there everyone!
For those who don't already know me, my name is Helen and I'm a 'relatively harmless' Brit.
I'm a huge fan of Stargate, especially Daniel Jackson, hence Michael Shanks [whom I've had the pleasure to meet twice] and thereby Saving Hope.
I've been writing Quantum Leap fan fiction for upwards of 20 years, and came 3rd in an international competition as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations in 2009.
I've recently branched out into Stargate fanfic. 
I also write children's picture books which I'm trying to get published. So far, I've had my first rejection from an agent! 
Real life keeps me away from the computer more than I'd like, but hoping I can drop by here semi-regularly to see what's going on.

[Dr K Harris]

Welcome!

Well done for getting out there with publishing... have you thought about doing it yourself? or doing it as an epub first and then getting it printed?

Kriss

[manicmea]

Hi Helen,

I hope you do find an agent that will publish your work. Or if you can do what Dr K Harris suggested.

[maddersahatter]

Thanks for the encouragement folks. I can't self-publish because I only write the texts to children's picture books. Publishers prefer to allocate their own illustrators, so that isn't a problem with the traditional route. To self-publish I'd need to partner with an artist who had the same vision for my characters as I do. Then I'd probably have to commission them. Which takes money. Which I don't have.
I've now had six rejections, and an almost maybe. One agent liked the basic idea, but wanted changes that I'm trying to make without losing the original charm of the story. They are open to resubmission - without commitment. I'm just not sure I change it enough to make them happy without ending up not liking it myself - if that makes sense.