by Patrick Hopkins Welcome to part 2 of Patrick's Passive Verbs In Queries posts. Go to part 1 if you want to catch up! Some authors are so good that they can mix active and passive verbs and take the reader on a brief agency journey, such as … Tara Leigh, querying the eventual Penthouse... Continue Reading →
Guest Post by Patrick Hopkins If you're part of our Sub It Club Submission Support Group then you know Patrick! He's always popping in to give helpful advice and lots of feedback on queries. Patrick is also known for pointing us to Carissa Taylor's super informative Successful Queries database. As some of you may well... Continue Reading →
Did you know that we keep a calendar of writing and illustration contests here at Sub It Club? Pitch days and contests can be a fun way to change up your submission process, find opportunities that may not be available otherwise, or obtain helpful feedback. Of course, not all contests are created equal. We have... Continue Reading →
Carol Coven Grannick is one of the members of our Sub It Club submission support group who has years of experience writing and submitting work. Carol has sold pieces to magazines, signed with an agent, and is celebrating her debut novel! But, of course, there is much more to it than that. Carol is here... Continue Reading →
I'm dancing with excitement today! One of our very own Sub It Club members, Valerie Bolling, has just had her debut picture book released. Let's Dance is a rhythmic good read that was released by Boys Mills Press! Plus, Valerie was recently chosen to receive the 2020 We Need Diverse Books mentorship with Kelly Starling... Continue Reading →
At Sub It Club we know how much work goes into every single step of creating work for publication -- coming up with ideas, the writing, the illustrating, revising... revising... revising... editing, and then all the work of submitting! Most of the time we do the work without anyone even noticing. Dana Carey does encourage... Continue Reading →
