Yay! Thank you for helping me celebrate my debut
#picturebook, illustrated by Emilie Leduc! @orcabook.bsky.social @westwoodcreative.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social #kidlit #EduSky #chronicillness
Boosting! See you there!
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Picture of agent Karly Dizon with her webinar title, "What agents want you to know about picture book submissions." Paula, "Loved getting to hear your take on so many important topics." Angela, "What a wonderful first experience to this group this (webinar) has been for me. Thank you!" Lucretia, "Thanks for... sharing your many insights so candidly."
We learned so much about the #picturebook market and submissions at the first #12x12PB webinar of the year with @karlydizon.bsky.social! Here are just a few member comments. Are you #amquerying this year? Join us and get this replay! 12x12challenge.com/membership
Congratulations on this honour. It looks like an important and beautiful book.
This event was cancelled, but hopefully Jes Trudel will be offering it again.
The Storied North writer's retreat is open for registration! April 3-5, 2024 just outside Toronto, ON. 🇨🇦 If 3 days of writing, workshops, networking, and rejuvenation sounds good to you, register now: writingcommunity.ca/storiednorth/
Plz help spread the word. #writingcommunity #toronto
I was showing my new book, Country Baby (ages 0-4), to my stepdaughter and a stranger overheard us talking. He pulled out his phone and ordered it for his son. What a sweet thing to do. #orcabooks
Welcome Madison. Best of luck with your writing. I'm with you. MG is just the best!! I'm reading it and writing it too. I liked The Clackity by Lora Senf. Any MG recommendations for me?
I'm taking part in Storystorm, brainstorming picturebook ideas for the month of January. It's free. It's fun. And the prompts and articles on writing picture books have been so inspiring. taralazar.com/storystorm/
Congratulations Cynthia on your debut picture book. That's wonderful news.
Happy New Year! This morning I caught a bit of the sunrise and then some small blue birds flitted around my head. True story.
The wedge salad is sort of like the self-check out. I still like going through the line and saying hi, how's your day going?
I bought Anne of Green Gables for the beautiful cover art by Canadian artist, Elly MacKay, but of course, I couldn't resist rereading this classic. My favourite quote is when Anne says, "Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing."
Oh gosh, I wish I had a good answer for this. I wonder if the C stands for conflict, since I know that one of the best ways to quicken the reader's pulse is to get some conflict in there.
I'm reading it too, just for my own joy.
I love Mike Deas' work.
The rare title we could consider for both Mother’s Day AND Halloween! On the podcast @fuse8nkate.bsky.social we dive deep into this nicely twisted tale of a loving/horrifying mama. afuse8production.slj.com/2023/10/16/f...
I am also just finding my way in the blue, blue sky. I am writing MG too. I look forward to being part of the kidlit community.
Some tips on writing dialogue. Throwing a curveball. We don't always answer people directly. laurieelmquist.substack.com/p/writer-at-...
Congratulations on The Bi Book! Sounds like a wonderful collaboration and a meaningful book.
A delicious stack!
my best piece of publishing advice--no matter where you are in your career--is to always follow up. Most editors/outlets/agents require 2-3 check-ins to get anything done. If someone expressed interest in your work and you never sent a follow-up email due to shyness, that's not a rejection.
Good news today that my board book, FOREST BABY by #Orca@orcabook is going to be reprinted. Yay! Thanks Shantala Robinson for your beautiful illustrations. And to my wonderful editor at Orca, Sarah Howden.
