I am a mother and my daughter wants to sell her boooks that she makes and trust me she is awsome at it, should i let her than?
2007-03-25 07:00:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I would buy it if the material's interesting.You should definitively let her sell the books if you don't have a problem with it.She must have a lot of talent.
2007-03-25 07:03:09 · answer #1 · answered by Marla 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she shows talent and interest, I don't see why not, but don't expect miracles. Publishers won't take on a book just because the author is adorable; they'll publish it because they think it can be sold to total strangers, which means it has to be able to stand on its own merit. Also, the book market is extremely competitive, even experienced authors don't expect to come up with best-sellers every time and know they have to write for the love of literature first and foremost, because the public is a fickle mistress.
So what I would suggest is by all means, encourage her and foster her imagination, but don't get her hopes up. The publishing world can be very harsh and even older, more mature writers have to spend a lot of time swallowing a lot of pride. She just needs to be realistic about what to expect.
2007-03-25 07:27:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would buy the book if nothing more than to encourage the creativity and imagination of a child. I probably would not want to spend a lot, simply because I am a college student with not much to spend. I guess I would pay the average price for a leisure reading book.
2007-03-25 07:08:43 · answer #3 · answered by Karebear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG! Ever since I was 5 I loved writing, and I started, but they were one's for my family. I would definitely buy a copy, because I love little kids that love to write. I'm trying to publish a book right now and I'm 16, it's my first, but I don't know how. I think you should, it would help her get ready for it when she gets older and when she writes bigger books. I would spend around 5 dollars for it. Hope this helps.
2007-03-25 07:21:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would buy it if a publisher does. Publishers are very good at judging the worth of a manuscript. I've had a few rejected myself that needed to be fixed.
2007-03-25 07:30:57 · answer #5 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to find out privately if she is really awesome . Send it out to a couple of publishers and get some feedback then you will know what to do. They do this stuff for a living and will give you honest answers.
2007-03-25 07:10:43 · answer #6 · answered by calired67 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I would buy it can't say how much i would spend just depends what if i thought it was interesting.
2007-03-25 08:44:05 · answer #7 · answered by Can music save your mortal soul? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, let her sell her books...
2007-03-25 07:04:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends what it's about, try letting her put a piece of it in her school paper (if any) or a local paper.
2007-03-25 07:11:21 · answer #9 · answered by hello 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is either 'awesome at it' in which case any reputable publisher will welcome her with open arms, or you are a little misguided through maternal love, in which case you and awesome will crash and burn.
2007-03-25 07:05:41 · answer #10 · answered by krak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋