The Postcard Post: Dana Carey

Today I am thrilled beyond thrilled to have Sub It Club's Partner in Submission and Postcard Post creator Dana Carey here on The Postcard Post! I'm so glad that Dana has finally had the time to be the interviewee. I have been wanting her to do it for ages! You've probably noticed Dana's fabulous illustrations that we... Continue Reading →

Wen Baragrey Shares her Query

Today I am thrilled to have Wen Baragrey join us here on the Sub It Club blog! Wen's book, WHAT GOES UP, is scheduled to be released by Random House in 2018. But before Wen connected with her agent and sold that book she had, of course, done some querying of other projects. Wen is... Continue Reading →

February 2017 Contest Roundup

Hey guys! Wanna hear some exciting news that has nothing to do with submitting your work? (Well, maybe it does a little because I am hoping to be putting your books on the shelves at the library where I work.) My library just got a remodel making the size of the space almost twice as... Continue Reading →

WANTED: SUB IT CLUB BLOGGERS & HELPERS!

When the New Year comes along it feels like a good time to assess and think things over. I tend to think about what I can do better. I'm not one to make resolutions but I couldn't help but think about goals when 2017 rolled around. I even started a thread in our Sub It... Continue Reading →

The Power of Mindset

My 10-year-old daughter, Gracie, is smart. She’s “I get 100% on standardized tests” kind-of-smart. And while these smarts are wonderful and amazing, they bring with them their own set of issues to be worked out. I’ll never forget her coming home in 2nd grade, sobbing. “What happened?” I asked, bracing myself for a skinned knee... Continue Reading →

What are Endorsements and Do They Belong in Queries?

What is an endorsement? Let's take this fun little quiz: A writer said something nice about your manuscript in a critique. Is it an endorsement? No. Writers point out the good as well as the things that need work in critiques. If critiques only spoke to things that needed improvement they could get pretty hard... Continue Reading →

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