Sub It Club member Nilah Magruder's debut picture book HOW TO FIND A FOX has just released! Nilah is sharing her process and journey to publication with us. She told us about The Story, The Dummy, and The Query in our last post. If you didn't read it yet then go catch up on her inspiring... Continue Reading →
Nilah Magruder Shows Us How to Find a Book Deal
This week we're celebrating author-illustrator and Sub It Club member Nilah Magruder. Her debut picture book HOW TO FIND A FOX hits shelves today! *cue wild applause* Nilah is sharing her journey to publication right here on the blog. It's a long one (as most publishing journeys are.) Today we have part one: The Story,... Continue Reading →
How MJ Greenway Got Her First Contract
Goals, research, rewrites, pitching -- you need to do a lot of work not only to create your novel, but to know where it fits into the market. Today I'm exited to have author and Sub It Clubber MJ Greenway here to share her writing journey and how she connected with her publisher to find... Continue Reading →
A Query Letter That Worked from Ariel Bernstein + a Slush Pile Pass & 2 Critique Giveaways!
If you keep up with us here on the blog, you may have seen that Ariel Bernstein had some amazing news in 2015. Not only did she sign with agent Mary Cummings of Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises, she signed a deal for her picture book, I HAVE A BALLOON, with Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman books as well... Continue Reading →
Have Yourself a Merry Little #PitMad
Whether you're a #PITMAD regular or are new to the online pitch world, have we got a post for you! Today I'm extremely pleased to have Sub It Clubber Nilah Magruder and her agent Michelle Witte here to talk about how they connected through #PITMAD. This is such a great, infomation-filled post that we've got... Continue Reading →
How Do Authors Know When Their Manuscripts are Ready?
On Monday I posted How Do Know Your Manuscript is Ready? As I was writing I wondered, how do other authors know when their manuscripts are ready? I asked a few author friends for their quick thoughts on the matter so that I could share them with you. Here is what they said: The short... Continue Reading →