{"id":7258,"date":"2013-01-03T03:00:43","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T11:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=7258"},"modified":"2013-01-03T03:02:44","modified_gmt":"2013-01-03T11:02:44","slug":"best-selling-children-authors-that-started-by-self-publishing-by-maria-hughes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/03\/best-selling-children-authors-that-started-by-self-publishing-by-maria-hughes\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Selling Children Authors that Started by Self-Publishing by Maria Hughes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ChildrensBookstore.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7273\" style=\"margin: 6px\" alt=\"ChildrensBookstore.com\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/300725_290187581008755_207957952565052_1153819_53674887_n_1.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/300725_290187581008755_207957952565052_1153819_53674887_n_1.jpg 180w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/300725_290187581008755_207957952565052_1153819_53674887_n_1-137x300.jpg 137w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>Enjoy this post by guest columnist Maria Hughes, where she shares are several well-known children&#8217;s book authors got their start with by self-publishing their books.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>The world of publishing is one shrouded in bureaucracy, politics, and money that make it difficult for aspiring writers to get their works published. Of course, this helps to keep the market from being flooded with poor pieces, but it also keeps out titles that could do well.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully the increasing popularity of e-books has created an influx of self-published authors who can sell their works on this cheaper medium. Not all books do well on e-readers, and children books have not done all that well in the past due to the fact that not many children have e-readers like Kindles or Nooks.<\/p>\n<p>However, the competitive market is driving down costs and more children could be getting e-readers which would certainly lead to an increase of sales. This is promising for children\u2019s book authors looking to get their stories out, and here are some well-known authors who either got their start with self-publishing or are turning to it.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 6px\" alt=\"Christopher Paolini\" src=\"http:\/\/d.gr-assets.com\/authors\/1309147382p5\/8349.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"210\" \/>Christopher Paolini<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A household name at nineteen, the fantasy author sold his first book, <i>Eragon<\/i>, to the acclaimed publisher Alfred Knopf after personally hocking copies at schools and bookstores. The Paolini family actually created a self-publishing company around their then teenage son\u2019s book named Paolini International and every member of the family plays a vital role. Mr. Paolini runs the business side, Mrs. Paolini handles the fan mail and PR, and his sister acts as the general assistant and also provided the artwork for <i>Eragon<\/i>. The entire family also helps to edit Christopher\u2019s work. The family venture has proved successful with the entire four-book <i>Inheritance Cycle<\/i> selling over 35 million copies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 6px\" alt=\"G.P. Taylor\" src=\"http:\/\/d.gr-assets.com\/authors\/1252653285p5\/3053453.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"210\" \/>GP Taylor<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Best known for his first novel, <i>Shadowmancer<\/i>, and the subsequent sequels, GP Taylor got his start by self-publishing his book as well. An odd career of music producer turned police officer turned vicar before he started on his first novel made GP Taylor a surprising success. After finding a printer and editor himself, Taylor found local stores to sell his books at and to have book signings. He contacted local papers to write features on him and his book and eventually got traction going for <i>Shadowmancer<\/i> which led to Taylor to signing a book deal. After selling millions of copies around the world and movie rights Taylor has made millions of dollars, but he has left his publicist and is striking off on his own yet again.<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 6px\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/k.b5z.net\/i\/u\/6000615\/i\/martin.jpg\" width=\"169\" height=\"127\" \/>Bill Martin Jr.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Although he wrote over 300 children\u2019s books, his most popular to date are <i>Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? <\/i>and <i>Chicka Chicka Boom Boom<\/i>. He wrote for over 60 years and his first book, <i>The Little Squeegy Bug, <\/i>was published in 1945 by Martin Jr. and his brother. The brothers produced all of Bill Martin Jr.\u2019s works which sold millions of copies worldwide, and many titles are now household names.<\/p>\n<p>While a little luck was involved with all of these authors, they still had the support and drive to go out and get their works published. They cut through the thick red tape and procedure that stops so many potential books from ever reaching anyone. Now, authors can get their start much easier by publishing on paperless media like e-books. While this is great news it still has its downsides. Authors are competing with many more works online and self-publishing means authors go without the connections a large publicist might have. The leg work is far greater and the rewards might not be as high, but this can be written off if the end goal is just to have the work published and available.<br \/>\n***<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7260\" style=\"margin: 6px\" title=\"Maria Hughs\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/maria-hughes-150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/maria-hughes-150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/maria-hughes-150-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/maria-hughes-150-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/maria-hughes-150-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/maria-hughes-150-720x720.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/4\/107209349557295213476?rel=author\" target=\"_blank\">Maria L Hughes<\/a> is a children\u2019s book enthusiast and online publisher for childrensbookstore.com. 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