by Tracy | Sep 3, 2019 | For Writers & Illustrators
It’s pub week for Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie’s latest book, and in an effort to help other writers with their picture book pitches, I’m excited to share my pitch for Operation Photobomb.(One thing you’ll notice is that there’s no bio in...
by Tracy | Sep 1, 2019 | Agent News, For Readers
Happy publication day to Shubh Diwali!, illustrated by Charlene Chua and written by Chitra Soundar! Shubh Diwali! Diwali has arrived! Rangoli art decorates the floor and strings of flowers hang around the doors. Now it’s time to ring the bells, light the lamps,...
by Tracy | Sep 1, 2019 | Agent News, For Readers
Happy publication day to Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie’s Operation Photobomb, illustrated by Matthew Rivera!Operation PhotobombWhen Monkey finds a camera, Chameleon discovers that he loves to photobomb everyone! But Chameleon’s photobombing starts to drive the...
by Tracy | Aug 26, 2019 | More Personally
As I was going through some of my earlier posts to create an archive page for this blog, it really struck me how different the tone and content of my posts were in 2008/2009 vs. these last few years as an author/agent. I think the shift started with the dissolution of...
by Tracy | Aug 19, 2019 | For Writers & Illustrators
Today we have a reader question about hiring a professional editor before you submit to agents or editors. Eboni asks: Hi, I was wondering do you have a manuscript professional edited before you shop it or will beta reading be sufficed? I am asking because I...
