Every year, thousands of hopeful writers sit down at their desks and bring a children's story to life — full of wonder, heart, and character
For every person who has a children's book living in a drawer somewhere ✨
You wrote the story. You love the characters. You've read it to your kid / niece / neighbour's dog and they loved it too.
So why does submitting it to publishers feel like sending a paper plane into a hurricane?
Probably because "market-ready" is one of those phrases the publishing world throws around without ever really explaining what it means.
This article breaks it all down — word counts, voice, why your illustration notes might be hurting you, and what editors actually mean when they say they want something "fresh."
It won't make the process painless. But it might make it make sense.
