by Tracy | Aug 5, 2019 | For Writers & Illustrators
I feel like there comes a point in a lot of picture book author’s writing journeys where they’ve been writing picture books for a while, they understand picture book structure really well, they’re using picture book language, and they understand art notes – but...
by Tracy | Jul 22, 2019 | For Writers & Illustrators
One of the biggest benefits of having a literary agent, is to have someone in your corner that knows their market really well. As an agent, that means that we’re constantly in communication with editors, fellow agents and others to gather feedback and information...
by Tracy | Jun 10, 2019 | For Writers & Illustrators
1.) Rhyming couplets/picture books in verse It’s not that books in verse are inherently bad (and of course I’d be open to seeing more books from published poets), but that it’s very common for me to see picture books in rhyming couplets that lose their plot and...
by Tracy | Aug 15, 2018 | For Writers & Illustrators, More Personally
My debut picture book, Chicken Wants a Nap, was published one year ago today! In celebration, I’m re-sharing this post that previously appeared on the BookEnds blog during Chicken’s original publication date below! I’ve talked about the book’s path to...
by Tracy | Jul 11, 2018 | For Writers & Illustrators
Deborah asks: On average, how many clients does an agent have? And is it hard to manage all of your authors/current projects and sift through the queries you receive? I imagine that you would have to work 24/7 or risk falling behind/drowning in your work! The answer...
