Author/illustrator Fred Koehler shares some great tips and a postcard with The Sub It Club this month. Enjoy!Fred Koehler wrote and illustrated his first book at age seven titled SAMMY THE SHOESTRING. It went on to win a shiny gold star sticker and an iced cinnamon bun from the vending machine in the teachers' lounge.... Continue Reading →
As Heather posted a few weeks ago, not all agent/editors answer queries. But even the ones who state they do, often drop the ball. I sympathize. They are BUSY, OVERWHELMED PEOPLE WITH OVERFLOWING INBOXES. Stuff can get lost, shunted into a pipeline to look at closer when there's more time and then FALL INTO THE... Continue Reading →
Let us speak about... No, wait. That's too cute. Try this one: What do we do with our rejections? WE DO NOT POST THEM ON OUR BLOGS. WE DO NOT REFER TO THEM ON OUR BLOGS IN OBLIQUE WAYS. WE BARELY ADMIT THAT WE ARE QUERYING ON OUR BLOGS. Why? Let's see. Do you like... Continue Reading →
We all start out wanting the million-dollar advance with a Big Six Publisher. But. Is that really the best way to go? Consider the small press when you're researching your query-targets: SMALLER SLUSH PILES-Everyone and his half-sister is sending the story that his nieces and nephews just LOVE to hear acted out with shadow puppets... Continue Reading →
Who doesn't like talking about themselves? Well, actually, most writers. Because we're shy, retiring introverts. In the main. But if you don't toot your own horn, who's going to? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g592I-p-dc The trick is to toot cleverly, and at just the right tone and volume to get an agent or editor's attention. The first fact in... Continue Reading →
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