BrandiRhoades
Hey everybody,
I have a question about children's series. I have an idea laid out for a series of books that fall somewhere between picture books and YA novels. They're probably for folks in the 2nd-3rd grade range. At any rate, I have 2 of them written. I have the plots in mind for 5 total (including the 2 I've already written).
I haven't even started preparing a query for the series. I've been thinking about what I'd like to say and checking out a couple of publishers I think may be good starting points. I guess I have a lot of questions (sorry for rambling here). First, I know I should mention I envision a series. Should I have all of the books written before I query? Should I say specifically that I have 5 in mind or kind of leave part open? Coming up with more ideas for the series wouldn't be impossible. Five was the number I thought of when I started this project. For publishers who want to see a mss with the initial query, should I just send the first one?
HELP!
Brandi
I have a question about children's series. I have an idea laid out for a series of books that fall somewhere between picture books and YA novels. They're probably for folks in the 2nd-3rd grade range. At any rate, I have 2 of them written. I have the plots in mind for 5 total (including the 2 I've already written).
I haven't even started preparing a query for the series. I've been thinking about what I'd like to say and checking out a couple of publishers I think may be good starting points. I guess I have a lot of questions (sorry for rambling here). First, I know I should mention I envision a series. Should I have all of the books written before I query? Should I say specifically that I have 5 in mind or kind of leave part open? Coming up with more ideas for the series wouldn't be impossible. Five was the number I thought of when I started this project. For publishers who want to see a mss with the initial query, should I just send the first one?
HELP!
Brandi