Graphic novels are a steadily growing market, which is exciting to see. These days, more publishers are accepting graphic novel submissions. Some publishers have even started imprints that focus on graphic novels; for instance, First Second at Macmillan, and Graphix at Scholastic. And of course, as more traditional houses are publishing graphic novels, there has... Continue Reading →
You're finally ready to query. You know a fellow author through Facebook and think her agent would be a perfect fit. You could query through the regular process: email the query (if the agent is open to queries), obsessively hit refresh on your email, and wait weeks or months for a response. But you know... Continue Reading →
November is happening and you know what that means. It's National Novel Writing Month! NaNoWriMo is not really a contest, it's a challenge. Some of us in Sub It Club are planning to take the dive. If you want some writing buddies join us! Of course, there are writing contests and pitch days coming up... Continue Reading →
Sub It Club welcomes illustrator Josh Nash to The Postcard Post. Josh Nash is 50% eraser shavings, 50% animal cookies and 50% Café Americano. Josh is also horrible at math but he loves to draw. When he was very small, his mother read him stories and showed him pictures by Maurice Sendak, Garth Williams, Richard Scarry... Continue Reading →
I’m not much of an actor. I remember liking the idea of acting when I was young. But occasionally an opportunity to be in a classroom skit or presentation would come along, and I would find myself embarrassed and nervously giggling my way through my lines, wondering why the heck I thought it would be... Continue Reading →
So you want to build a portfolio website. In Part 1, we discussed fantastic website hosts and where to find them. Hopefully by now you know how to set up your website. Now we’re going to discuss what to put on it. I mean: your art, obviously. But what’s the best way to arrange it... Continue Reading →
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