by Tracy | Dec 9, 2019 | For Writers & Illustrators
The short answer, is that agents close to queries when they’re not actively looking for more clients to add to their list… but I’m sure you were hoping for a little more information than that! The long answer is, agents close when they feel like they don’t have the...
by Tracy | Dec 2, 2019 | For Readers
‘Tis the season of holiday gift guides, and this year I have enough published client books (plus Chicken) to participate. (Huzzah! Also, publishing is slow.) Hopefully there’s something here for the young reader on your list! And if not, I’d love to...
by Tracy | Nov 12, 2019 | For Writers & Illustrators
This past spring, Fox and the Box by Yvonne Ivinson was published, and I could not be any more thrilled by what Yvonne and Greenwillow did with this book! It’s stunning, and I used it at conference critiques earlier this month to show just how much narrative you...
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 | Oct 7, 2019 | For Writers & Illustrators
I was reading requesteds at the Panera, and I started to think about how different it is to read for enjoyment versus to read with a critical eye towards representation. I can read a book for fun in about three hours, but I’m not reading it with my agent hat on – I’m...
