by Tracy | Oct 21, 2019 | For Writers & Illustrators
Agents will usually tell their clients not to spend time writing a sequel while the first book is on submission to publishers, because even selling a first book doesn’t mean that a publisher will want to pick up a sequel or subsequent books. Most of the time, if...
by Tracy | Aug 12, 2019 | For Writers & Illustrators
It’s actually kind of intimidating to sit down with an author face-to-face and analyze their manuscript. You know that they’ve put their heart and soul into what they’ve just handed you. And, I know from sitting on the other end of the chair, what...
by Tracy | Jul 29, 2019 | For Writers & Illustrators
Unfortunately, most authors (and author-illustrators) won’t sell everything they create, and agents definitely won’t sell every project they ever put on submission. So what do you do with a manuscript that’s been shelved – either because it’s made the query rounds and...
by Tracy | May 23, 2019 | For Writers & Illustrators
It’s not uncommon to hear that a manuscript is too “quiet” in a response from an editor or agent, but what does that really mean – and is that a bad thing or just a subjective taste sort of thing?To me, the answer to that depends on what you’re trying to achieve with...
by Tracy | Aug 20, 2018 | For Writers & Illustrators
I was thinking about the narrative structure of a traditional picture book, and how many picture books one might have to write before it becomes ingrained into your being. At this point, I think/hope I have absorbed it into my core, but I’ve also been writing...
