http://blog.illustrationcastle.com/2006/10/24/notes-from-salisbury-childrens-writing-seminar/ - ramblings & advice from illustrator Heather Castles Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:10:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://blog.illustrationcastle.com/2006/10/24/notes-from-salisbury-childrens-writing-seminar/#comment-645575 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:04:33 +0000 http://blog.illustrationcastle.com/2006/10/24/notes-from-salisbury-childrens-writing-seminar/#comment-645575 [...] A very helpful editor over at Omnibus Books gave the advice at a children’s book writing seminar that it is very unusual to receive finished illustrations with a manuscript. She went on to say that it is even discouraged because of the uncomfortable situation that can arise when the story is literary genious and the illustrations are scribble, or the illustrations are masterpieces and the story is dribble! [...] […] A very helpful editor over at Omnibus Books gave the advice at a children’s book writing seminar that it is very unusual to receive finished illustrations with a manuscript. She went on to say that it is even discouraged because of the uncomfortable situation that can arise when the story is literary genious and the illustrations are scribble, or the illustrations are masterpieces and the story is dribble! […]

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