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- Save your notes! An idea that you don't have the skills to handle right now could be the perfect project ten years from now.
- Don't think that you have to tackle writing a book from beginning to end. Divide the story into pieces and start with the piece you're surest of. Then put it all together later.
- You don't need necessarily need an agent to sell a children's book. Identify editors who publish the kind of book you write, and target those editors.
- Avoid the slush pile. Send a query letter to editors in advance, and if they're interested in seeing your work, mark "requested material" on your envelope.
- Don't wait until the book is published to promote it. Ask potentially helpful people such as librarians and booksellers to comment on a draft manuscript. You'll get a sense of how your book will do in the market and these people will spread the word about your book.
- When promoting your book, approach related organizations and ask what you can do for them: give a talk, write an article for their website, etc. Even if you're writing fiction, try to become a mini-expert or at least a valuable source of information on your topic so that you have something to offer. And be sure to mention those organizations on your website and during interviews.
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