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 | 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...
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...
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...
