There are many, many great reasons you should submit your work to agents, but let's face it, not all work is right for an agent. Or maybe you have exhausted your agent search and still believe in your manuscript. There are definitely times that submitting your work straight to publishers is a good idea, even if... Continue Reading →
Submissions 101 – Should I Submit to Agents?
When you've got a manuscript that's ready to be sent out for consideration the first thing you need to decide is whether you're going to submit it to agents to try to obtain representation or if you are going to send straight to publishers. Yes, this is a choice you should make. Why? If you've... Continue Reading →
Submissions 101 – Research
You're ready to submit your work. Hooray! This should be quick. Ha ha! Submitting your work can take a lot longer than you think it should. It's a big job whether you're a writer of children's literature or novels for adults, a writer of nonfiction, or an illustrator. You spent a long time getting your... Continue Reading →
Publishing is a Marathon
I spent Sunday cheering my husband, Rob, on at The New York City Marathon. It was a dream fulfilled that had been long in the making. We actually went to The NYC Marathon in 2012. It was the year that my first picture book, MARATHON MOUSE, came out, and unfortunately, the same year that Hurricane... Continue Reading →
November 2015 Contest Roundup
November is a great month for writers! For one, it's National Novel Writing Month. You can join NaNoWriMo and challenge yourself, in the company of other writers, to write a first draft of a novel in one month. Doesn't matter what genre you write in. All are welcome. Of course, picture book writers can't really... Continue Reading →
The Postcard Post: Bob McMahon
The Postcard Post welcomes illustrator Bob McMahon. Get set for some self-promotion tips and fun illustrations. Bob McMahon has been doing all sorts of illustration over the past twenty plus years from licensing, advertising art, movie posters and children’s books. He’s done books for Tricycle Press, Kar-ben and Scholastic publishing. Currently Bob is writing a... Continue Reading →
Sub It Club 