Sub It Club welcomes illustrator Amy Farrier to The Postcard Post. Amy Farrier grew up surrounded by books and art supplies from an early age. She graduated with a BA in English, but it would take her several interesting jobs before finding her way to SCBWI and the idea of telling stories through picture books.... Continue Reading →
A brief story: A few years ago, I started researching agents (read more about my process here). Before I sent out my first queries, I heard about an upcoming Twitter pitch contest and entered on a whim. I got a favorite (an invitation to send the manuscript), but not from an agent at the top... Continue Reading →
Sub It Club welcomes Sheryl Murray to The Postcard Post. Sit back and enjoy! Sheryl Murray grew up in a rambunctious family of eight kids. Storytelling was an everyday thing at her house: whether it was backyard theatrical productions, making up bedtime stories for her brothers, or trying to convince her mom that she couldn’t... Continue Reading →
If you’ve been around this business for even the shortest amount of time, you have heard people talk about THE call. It’s the call every writer dreams of. The call where an agent, a real-life professional in the publishing industry, calls you, the fabulous but vastly underappreciated writer, to offer representation. In this dream scenario,... Continue Reading →
You've likely heard some of these guidelines: "Picture books should be under 500 words." "Your novel should be 90,000 words -- max." "The sweet spot for middle grade is 35,000 words." Each genre and category has its own guidelines for how long (or short) the book should be. If you follow them, your work is... Continue Reading →
Sub It Club welcomes Andrea Ipaktchi (all the way from Paris!) to The Postcard Post. Full disclosure: I've known Andi for a long time (can't believe we're just now getting around to this) and I adore her sense of humor and her illustrations. Enjoy! Illustrator Andrea Ipaktchi lives in Paris, France. She also writes and performs... Continue Reading →
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