The Monthly Goalpost for November: Resets and Objectives

Setting a goal gives you focus. It’s the first step towards defining the action necessary to achieve it. Sometimes you try to achieve your goal but you don’t reach it. This is where resetting your goals comes in handy. Sometimes the only way to evaluate a goal is to try it. For example, your goal... Continue Reading →

The September Postcard Post: Charlie Eve Ryan

I first saw this month's featured illustrator's work on Facebook and instantly knew I had to see more. Sub It Club is thrilled to welcome Charlie Eve Ryan. Sit back and enjoy her wonderful postcard and tips too! Charlie Eve Ryan is a professional freelance illustrator/writer and member of SCBWI. In 2012, she was accepted... Continue Reading →

The Submission Double-check Checklist

When sending out a number of submissions on a project, there's a chance for things to slip through the cracks. It can be a little dangerous when you keep refreshing a letter for each submission. All that cutting and pasting can lead to mistakes, so be careful! Double (and triple checking) your letter is so... Continue Reading →

The Goalpost for September: Ask yourself a few questions

It’s Labor Day in the U.S. so we should take it easy today (wherever you are, go ahead and take it easy!). But it’s also September which for those of us in the northern hemisphere, means the end of summer and the beginning of another school year. It’s a hectic time and one filled with... Continue Reading →

The August Postcard Post: Stephen Macquignon

Stephen Macquignon is an illustrator of picture books. He has illustrated ten books in the past six years including WHY AM I ME?, FERDINAND FROG’S FLIGHT, and THE MARSHMALLOW MAN. Stephen’s latest project is an eBook written by Chrissi Hart and published by Xist Publishing called TEA WITH THE QUEEN. It will be available for... Continue Reading →

The Monthly Goalpost for July: World Cup Fever

GOOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!! It’s World Cup time and all you soccer/football fans probably have the fever. I don’t pay much attention to the pitch and its goings-on any other time than once every four years but I’m intrigued by this giant-sized competition. One thing that I think about when watching these elite athletes is the amount of... Continue Reading →

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