Writing for children has been another of my mini-passions, yet I would say it has turned out to be much more than mini. I have been writing passionately for children for the past 4 years now. It is a never ending learning experience and far more difficult than I could have ever imagined. Currently I have several works in progress along with a few of those rejection letters. The last of which was very promising, however. The editor actually said, "Be comforted in knowing you did make it to the final round." I believe in my work and I have worked very hard to make it as excellent as possible. I have also invested not only my time, but money in that I have attended several writer's conferences and had some picturebooks professionally edited in an effort to continue honing my skills.

One can never go wrong with getting a professional edit no mater how small the project. It is always helpful to have a professional eye review your work before submitting it. Making sure your work is editor friendly and editor ready is the best thing you could do for yourself. An editor will take notice faster and as I understand will be most likely to offer a contract. There are so many things that can go wrong in a manuscript that I wasn't aware before. I am very glad I took the time to get my work edited and rewrote it several times before attempting the submissions process. Hopefully, this will pay off in the long run. Now I have two young adult novels I am currently working on and the editing fees are much more expensive, so it will be a while yet before I am ready to invest in those pieces. Hopefully, I will get a couple of picturebooks out there before then and start to create a presence in the publishing industry. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Please see the book button below and feel free to preview and order. This is a self-published picturebook I have created specifically as a fundraiser. 100% of all profits will go to help the children of Africa.

IN THE SAVANNA

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By Londa S. Hayden

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