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Marketing Mondays #8: Agents and Publishers

Marketing Mondays #8: Agents and Publishers

Two of the most frequently asked questions I hear from aspiring authors are: “Do I really need an agent?” and “How do I get one?” The answer to the first question is: Ideally, yes. Agents handle everything... 

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Marketing Mondays #7 – Cover and Query Letters

Marketing Mondays #7 – Cover and Query Letters

Whether you are submitting to an agent or a publisher, you must include a cover letter and an up-to-date bio with your manuscript. Keep in mind the following: -  Be brief and respectful of the agent or editor’s time and expertise.... 

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Marketing Mondays, #6 – Submissions 101

Marketing Mondays, #6 – Submissions 101

So, you’ve written a children’s book and you’re ready to submit it to an agent and/or a publisher.  The following are the industry standards for manuscript submission, regardless of  whether the manuscript... 

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Penning Picture Books #8: Show, Don’t Tell – or, a Tribute to Mo Willems

Penning Picture Books #8: Show, Don’t Tell – or, a Tribute to Mo Willems

Some picture books are narrative all the way through with no dialogue, and some are only dialogue with no other narrative, as in Mo Willems’ wonderful “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus” series.  Most often, they are... 

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Marketing Mondays #5 – Gotta Getta Website!

Marketing Mondays #5 – Gotta Getta Website!

You knew this was coming (and hopefully most of you have already done this): You must have your own website. Even better is to have a website for yourself as an author, and one for each of your book projects. The URL (web address)... 

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Penning Picture Books #7 – The Building Blocks of Plot, or “Dramatic Arc”

Penning Picture Books #7 – The Building Blocks of Plot, or “Dramatic Arc”

Basic plot structure for a picture book is the same as for any other kind of dramatic structure, be it a novel, a play or a film: 3 acts – or, beginning, middle, and end. Each one takes up roughly one third of the book, and... 

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