Welcome to another Contest Roundup! This month we have not one, but two great contests going on right here at Sub It Club! Every one of you can enter to win books from illustrator Brooke Boynton Hughes! She's giving away a copy of her picture book, BABY LOVE to one lucky winner as well as... Continue Reading →
This post is brought to you by the one and only, Lisha Cauthen. You can understand why agents/editors want First Contact with their potential authors to be through a safe, clean email. With the volume of correspondence they receive from strangers, the likelihood of viruses arriving in attachments is high. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaPpa-eoxi4 Fine. So I took... Continue Reading →
Lisha posted about formatting your novel and due to popular demand, today I'm posting about picture book formatting. It's pretty similar but there are some slight differences. When you're sending your picture book out on submission, using the correct format is important. This may look like a long list of instructions but formatting your picture book... Continue Reading →
This post is brought to you by the one and only, Lisha Cauthen. Finally, a manuscript request! After you're done doing this: Format your manuscript in a standard, easy to read fashion. You want every speck of goodwill you can muster from your targeted agent/editor. GUIDE TO FORMATTING YOUR NOVEL MANUSCRIPT THE BASICS MARGINS--1" on... Continue Reading →
With so many pitch contests coming up just this month, there are some factors to consider. It can be a good idea to choose the contests you enter wisely instead of blanketing the internet with your pitches. I know that when agent Saba Sulaiman was here taking pitches she recognized a few of them from... Continue Reading →
Entering contests can be a lot of fun. I love seeing how the pitch contests bring people together as we post pitches and help each other out with them in our Sub It Club submission support group, and of course it's thrilling when people share when they get favorites! While they do create a lot... Continue Reading →
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