So I tried to get one prototype of my children's story made, it's only 9 pages.

[Shelly NunChucks]

I tried with bookemon.com and other companies places.
But it's like trying to pull teeth or something
I mean I just wanted one copy to see what it looked like.
So I screen shot the pages that I made and printed off
at the library.

My little ferret story and a little based on a true story,
a ferret actually did come to me, but,
you know, I'm just like, I just wanted one copy to see
what it looked like and it was like all these rules.

I mean just like any script and such for a film,
you got have something in your hand, even
if you have to write the script again.

Once again, it's only 9 pages.

There I here there's all these rules to making a story
for a children's story.

Now come on, 9 pages for a children story a
short story with pictures.

I just always believed if it was cute enough
and you can read it to children and they like
it, you got something.

But yeah I been going through this for a few years,
so maybe I should have done this in the first place

Once again, it's only 9 pages and it's just a first draft.

So I have it and well now I guess I got see where I can
take it from there.

But man o man, just all this craziness to try to have
book companies to print out 9 pages to see what it looks like,
not even to publish it..lol

 

[Moderator]

I've moved your post to the Self Promotion area as it is more appropriate there.

 

[Shelly NunChucks]

oh ok, I try to figure out...I thought the chattie one was where we could post, but cool, thank you

 

[Moderator]

oh ok, I try to figure out...I thought the chattie one was where we could post, but cool, thank you

It is for chatting but since this is about a project that you've done, this seemed more appropriate to me. Not a big deal--just wanted to let you know why I'd moved it.

 

[skimom2]

I can think of a couple of options for you: first, you can try Lulu.com. Second, consider having a spiral bound, laminate page prototype made at Kinkos. Any way you do it, there will always be rules to follow.

 

[50's Kid]

I'm not sure what kind of trouble you're running into, but, if necessary, you can copyright it (I know it's only 9 pages) at the Federal government's site (Go directly to U.S.Copyright Office and do not be tricked into using any third-party re-directing scams).
If you upload a PDF of the work, it only costs $35 (payable by credit card) at the time of submission, through the government's secure system. I did this with my last screenplay, and it took very little time, as opposed to mailing in a copy, which now costs $85 to process. It turns out that the copyright office scans everything printed in, once they receive it, so they have to charge a lot more to cover the labor involved.
If it's only a first draft, I would just start by printing it out and stapling the pages together. Since it's a child's story, it would look okay without being shrunk in size. You can include a title page (with "Written By", to make it official looking), and/or use solid-color thicker paper for the "covers", as is done with a formal printed copy of a screenplay, to make it look a little more authentic.
If you're worried about someone appropriating it (too harsh of a life lesson for a young child to have to learn), then just spend the cost of a night at the movies and copyright it for the little rug rat. They will be a legend in their own time, at their local elementary school.

 

[GNTLGNT]

I'm not sure what kind of trouble you're running into, but, if necessary, you can copyright it (I know it's only 9 pages) at the Federal government's site (Go directly to U.S.Copyright Office and do not be tricked into using any third-party re-directing scams).
If you upload a PDF of the work, it only costs $35 (payable by credit card) at the time of submission, through the government's secure system. I did this with my last screenplay, and it took very little time, as opposed to mailing in a copy, which now costs $85 to process. It turns out that the copyright office scans everything printed in, once they receive it, so they have to charge a lot more to cover the labor involved.
If it's only a first draft, I would just start by printing it out and stapling the pages together. Since it's a child's story, it would look okay without being shrunk in size. You can include a title page (with "Written By", to make it official looking), and/or use solid-color thicker paper for the "covers", as is done with a formal printed copy of a screenplay, to make it look a little more authentic.
If you're worried about someone appropriating it (too harsh of a life lesson for a young child to have to learn), then just spend the cost of a night at the movies and copyright it for the little rug rat. They will be a legend in their own time, at their local elementary school.

...that there is good advice, I don't care who ya are....(Larry the Cable Guy as a Literary Advisor)....I could so do that character. "do as in "perform"....not in the biblical sense...

 

[50's Kid]

...that there is good advice, I don't care who ya are....(Larry the Cable Guy as a Literary Advisor)....I could so do that character. "do as in "perform"....not in the biblical sense...

I watched his show on the History Channel (I think). That guy seems like a really down to earth and genuinely nice person.

 

[Lepplady]

If you only want one copy, you can get it bound at Kinko's. If you're trying to publish it, you could try Createspace. Just be sure to read through all the rules. God luck!

 

[GNTLGNT]

I watched his show on the History Channel (I think). That guy seems like a really down to earth and genuinely nice person.

....he's just a big old goofball....

 

[Shelly NunChucks]

thanks peeps for the idea's and I am thinking of doing something online too

 

[Neesy]

thanks peeps for the idea's and I am thinking of doing something online too