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Christyan Fox
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 21 มี.ค. 2013
www.childrensbookcourses.co.uk
CHRISTYAN FOX is a freelance illustrator, author and lecturer living in Thames Ditton, UK. He's been creating children's books, cartoons, packaging design, graphics, branding, magazines and advertising for 35 years and has more than 50 books in print. Christyan also teaches writing, illustration and character design at UAL Chelsea, the London V&A Museum and Kingston University as well as one-to-one workshop and mentoring sessions - from complete beginners all the way up to M.A. level and beyond.
"I want to pass on the value and satisfaction of creating your very own picture book - for your children, grandchildren, nephews and nieces - or so that you can leave something lasting that will entertain all children for decades to come."
There's free TH-cam content for everyone to enjoy, and a series of video-based courses for those who want to go deeper into the subject of writing or illustration.
I upload regularly - so be sure to subscribe.
CHRISTYAN FOX is a freelance illustrator, author and lecturer living in Thames Ditton, UK. He's been creating children's books, cartoons, packaging design, graphics, branding, magazines and advertising for 35 years and has more than 50 books in print. Christyan also teaches writing, illustration and character design at UAL Chelsea, the London V&A Museum and Kingston University as well as one-to-one workshop and mentoring sessions - from complete beginners all the way up to M.A. level and beyond.
"I want to pass on the value and satisfaction of creating your very own picture book - for your children, grandchildren, nephews and nieces - or so that you can leave something lasting that will entertain all children for decades to come."
There's free TH-cam content for everyone to enjoy, and a series of video-based courses for those who want to go deeper into the subject of writing or illustration.
I upload regularly - so be sure to subscribe.
30 ESSENTIAL Books 'Classic Period' #1: Traditional, Folk & Fairy Tales
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Your cheat-sheet reading guide to all the children's books you should be aware of.
This is #1 in the 'Classic Market' (from around 1812 to the beginning of the 1950s): Traditional, Folk & Fairy Tales.
The term 'Classic Period' is difficult to define, but broadly speaking I'm including anything up until the end of the second world war so I'll be covering favourites such as the Pooh stories of AA Milne, De Brunhoff's Babar the Elephant and the tales of Narnia in future videos.
'Traditional Tales' is another broad term because children's stories have been shared since the time of Greek Mythology and the Tales of Aesop, or the philosophical folk stories of ancient China. I tend to define the period from 1812-on, the time that the Brothers' Grimm first published their compilations of traditional stories, which were later refined and added to by Hans Christian Andersen.
The reason I'm starting with 'Traditional Tales' is that they can provide an enormously rich source of inspiration for your writing or illustration. Whether you're re-telling a fable in its original form or using the characters and settings for a fresh, new interpretation, these stories make a great place to start the cogs of your imagination whirring.
Whether you’re a writer, illustrator (or both!) you can learn the inside secrets, tips and tricks of how to create your own children’s picture book for fun or profit.
Subscribe and click the notification bell for more information-packed content every time a new video is added. And if this video helped you, please like, comment & share.
This video is NOT sponsored!
Your cheat-sheet reading guide to all the children's books you should be aware of.
This is #1 in the 'Classic Market' (from around 1812 to the beginning of the 1950s): Traditional, Folk & Fairy Tales.
The term 'Classic Period' is difficult to define, but broadly speaking I'm including anything up until the end of the second world war so I'll be covering favourites such as the Pooh stories of AA Milne, De Brunhoff's Babar the Elephant and the tales of Narnia in future videos.
'Traditional Tales' is another broad term because children's stories have been shared since the time of Greek Mythology and the Tales of Aesop, or the philosophical folk stories of ancient China. I tend to define the period from 1812-on, the time that the Brothers' Grimm first published their compilations of traditional stories, which were later refined and added to by Hans Christian Andersen.
The reason I'm starting with 'Traditional Tales' is that they can provide an enormously rich source of inspiration for your writing or illustration. Whether you're re-telling a fable in its original form or using the characters and settings for a fresh, new interpretation, these stories make a great place to start the cogs of your imagination whirring.
Whether you’re a writer, illustrator (or both!) you can learn the inside secrets, tips and tricks of how to create your own children’s picture book for fun or profit.
Subscribe and click the notification bell for more information-packed content every time a new video is added. And if this video helped you, please like, comment & share.
This video is NOT sponsored!
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This was so informative. Do you have any advice on audio books? Are there people who read books for this as a career? Is there an art to finding a voice that works best for your book? What does it cost to have someone tape your book?
you are wonderful :)
I don’t think fire fighters, or police get into the job for the money but they still do it. 🤔
Christyan, , I have written a non-fiction book for adults in 2018 that is on Amazon. I have been teaching online ESL here in Thailand for a few years now. I started writing a children's book with them a couple of years ago. I decided to write a second in the series that I have roughly done. The first of the series should be ready to publish this month. I fear to do this all wrong. It's a great series, kids and adults like it. To Thai people, it is 6-60 years age appropriate. Wherever their English is. To Australia, US, UK, it may be 6-12 or so. Before I make a wrong decision I need to know a lot about the industry. I am retired so teaching a little online and writing is all I have. What would be your advice for me at this time?
Hi Devin, I put everything I know about writing and illustrating children’s books into the online courses (link in description). Take a look at the content on my website and you should find all the information you need. Good luck with your books, Christyan
J. K. Rowling got 1500 pounds for her first advance for Harry Potter from a small publishing company.
That's what I got. Zero
I got a new saving-up goal. If I start saving now I might have enough for option 3 by June. I am looking forward to next year already! ^^) Wish me luck!
Thank you for sharing this is super interesting. Hopefully this dream will one day come true.
Oh to read your own published book to your own children. That would be everything.
I don’t think I could ever live off of writing children’s books, I have always wanted to publish one though. All that talk about money but then when you started to talk of the feeling you get when you see your book on a shelf I got goosebumps.
"I'm minted"he means as he points at the books. Lol crass of me sorry but it made me laugh as he pointed.
Really appreciate this breakdown and clear points!
Awesome video!!!
Finally watched this one (it was in my queue for awhile) and I'm so glad I did. Thanks for the insights. I'm a graphic novelist and was introduced to the traditional process, but I have been thinking that self-publishing may be a better choice, esp in today's world. This has given me more to think on as I work on things. Thanks for sharing it!
So let me get this straight, I write a book, publish the book on Amazon. I then pay a few thousand people to buy the book, sending me to the top of the book lists, and then I await for a large publisher to offer me a 7 figure advance? I'm fairly certain Scientology followed a similar model.
Who said anything about paying a few thousand people to buy your book?
15:00 you mentioned the sale of a book that went from obscurity to popularity in a remarkably short amount of time. Could it have been that it was shared amongst friends rapidly, or was it the author who increased sales so that the book would rise out of obscurity? I'm not suggesting that you're offering up this strategy, but it's clearly a strategy authors have used in the past.
Very insightful. I can take a lot from this video, thank you! 😊
Thanks
Great advice. 🌟
This was so helpful, thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you so much. I am a first year college student in Graphic Design major and currently learning about illustrating children's books. I learn a lot from your video and it makes me realize that I want to go for illustrating children's books for my living.
This was wonderful to watch. Very honest and clear. Excited to get my books to print soon ❤
Amazing video
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I have good kid book it pluse it's on my utube
Cause I got my own kid book
Bless up Christyan! Thanks for sharing man
There is some very good information here! It sounds a lot like the record business with bands up to the late 80s where artists started to create their own studios and record companies to recoupe some of the royalties they were losing to the big recording companies. Sounds like the way to go would be to self-publish, sell merchandise, and get a good distributor.
I am curious how to work with a stuffed animal manufacturer to have the book and a stuffed animal to boost the book sales. If you have contacts and agencies that can represent a writer for the US and UK
Hi @omonroy, the process with any linked merchandise doesn’t usually work this way around. Usually what happens is you sell the book idea to a publisher and if they want to include merchandise they link up with a manufacturer (usually in China), the additional royalties (after they subtract costs) coming to you, with everything set out in the initial contract. There are other complications such as the additional soft toy taking up valuable shelf space and making the book more difficult to display, transport, package, safety liability, etc, etc. I leave all this kind of thing to a publisher. Christyan
Thank you, very helpful!
Thanks for those info🌸
Such a humble, grounded and respectful video. I can see how you've carved out a strong career. Thank you for the sage advice.
thanks this is very valuable information
Thankyou for your informative video. Is it a viable option to self publish a children’s storybook using photographs instead of illustrations?
Wonderful. Thank you for sharing
Thank you for this video.
Wonderful information, thank you :)
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Hi, I have 17 ready manuscripts. Should I submit them to the traditional publishers all 17 at once or should I submit one by one manuscript? Another question is should I send the manuscript to some publishers at once and wait for one of them to pick that or should I send the manuscript to just one publisher at a time and if they reject go to the next one? Sorry but last question: to wich level I should edit my manuscript for a traditional publisher as they might have their own editor? Thank you so much for replying. It helps me a lot.
Fabulous information❣️💯 Thank you for your time and energy🙏💛
I could live a $3000 a month us happily enough with my books in my peace and quiet. I’m on the autism spectrum and I don’t like the idea of a lifetime of going into the office. There are people there.
Christyan- is there a standard format for a picture book manuscript?
Hi Mike, there's no standard format for a written manuscript but I go through the most commonly accepted forms in the Writer's Course. If you're talking about standard sizes for the finished book itself, again there are no standard shapes or sizes if you're published through a mainstream publisher: books have been all sorts of sizes from huge Babar to tiny Beatrix Potter, and shapes from standard rectangles/squares all the way up to books that look like novelty pizza or burger boxes. However, if you're self publishing you'll have to choose from the off-the-shelf options.
Hi. Great video, thankyou. What programs are you using for the illustrations and text at the moment please?
Which was your best selling book?
Hi Matty, that would be The Cat, the Dog, Little Red (etc.)... it made back it's advance on pre-sales and I think it outsold all our other books by around 15:1
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Liked and subscribed. Since my toddler was born, my creativity outlets have dwindled. We read to him every night, and I love to draw. I am thinking about taking a stab at trying a story or two. If nothing else, I can read it to my two-year-old. Thanks for all of the advice.
Thank you so much! This was excellent. I so appreciate the time you spent to do it.
Thank you.
I just watched a couple of videos on your channel. Kudos on being so clear and direct. However, you make it all sound so easy and nice... I've heard stories about independent artists who get their ideas stolen by others with more experience and money to invest... I'm afraid of self-publishing, just to see someone copy my idea and put more money into it to sell it. How do you protect yourself from that?
Thank you so much for such informative and honest advice.