So, you want to design, and sell, a new toy, a new game, a new craft! Visions of sugar plums dance in your head, all those fat royalty checks, all that fame and fortune! Perhaps you've already got the IDEA, but how do you go about developing it, protecting it, selling it to the right party? Should you have an agent, should you market it yourself? How much money can you reasonably expect to make and when?
All these questions whirl in your head; now here in DESIGN AND SELL TOYS, GAMES AND CRAFTS, leading toy designer Fillis Frederick teaches you the rules of the game. As a former designer for top toy manufacturers, including Mattel, Cadillac Toys, and Transogram Toys, she shares all the inside tips to help you get going, and to avoid the pitfalls and soft shoulders on the path to success. Amateur and professional designers alike will find the answers to all their questions here, plus invaluable new ideas.
