Hey everyone,
I have been doing a whole lot of research over the last few days. Mostly on childrens poetry, chapbook publishing, and advice.

I have found a lot of crazy things- I have found publishers who say they can do childrens books- but mention nothing of poetry.

I have found articles advising authors to not trust a publisher who claims to publish poetry- that most poetry is self published if it several in chapbook format. The magazines are best source to publish a few poems here and there- but ultimately for any kind of book of poetry- self publishing is the way to go.

Then i look into the self publishing-
Wow- how does anyone know which ones to trust or not? ISBN numbers- yikes.
I have been researching Create space and Lulu for sources of everything- Lulu so far seems like the easier one- but I think some of their stuff might not be as unique- cover design and such wise, where createspace has a bit more freedom for a almost 300 dollars more.

Even crazier- with ranging over the 600 dollar mark for self publishing- I do not want to go with the wrong one- so yeah my head is spinning and none of my family or friends have a clue what I'm talking about.

Thanks for listening to me rant.

Ladywriter1

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