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A Cafe Chat with Literary Agent Leslie Zampetti, by Laura Parnum
Part 3 in our Query Grind webinar series is coming up on March 21 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time with literary agent Leslie Zampetti of Dunham Literary. What do agents and editors mean by “voice”? Leslie will break it down … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Chat, Interviews, Uncategorized, webinar
Tagged agent intervew, children's book webinar, children's books, eastern PA scbwi, interview, KidLit, Laura Parnum, Leslie Zampetti, literary agent, query grind, query letters, SCBWI, SCBWI webinar, voice, webinar
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Querily, Querily, Querily, Querily + Critique Giveaway, by Lindsay Bandy
Send, send, send your query Into the slush stream Querily, querily, querily, querily… Is publication just a dream? All month as I’ve thought about our theme of “Submission Sense,” this little song has been stuck in my head. (I have … Continue reading
Posted in Submission Sense, Uncategorized
Tagged Bent Agency, Break Into Publishing, character development, conflict, EPA SCBWI, Giveaways, heather flaherty, Jennie K. Brown, knowing when you're ready to query, Lindsay Bandy, major plot points, Mark Magro, query critique, query letters, Query tips, sandy ahser, SCBWI, writing advice
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Solving the Query Letter Conundrum: Four Parts to a Perfect Pitch, by Lori Ann Palma
If you’re in the process of writing a query letter, you’ve likely struggled with the pitch section. Nestled between the introduction and your biography, it’s easily the most difficult part of a query to master. Not only do you have … Continue reading
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Tagged conflict, decision, hook, lori ann palma, pitch, Query, query letters, Query tips, reaction, writing a pitch
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So You Just Wrote A Children’s Book, Now What? by Larry Fogel-Bublick
First congratulations. There’s nothing like finishing a manuscript. Yes, I know you want to send out your manuscript RIGHT now. After all, you’re FINISHED. You spent days, months, or years writing your book. It’s done. Your husband loved it. Your … Continue reading
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Tagged Bent Agency, Children's Book Writers USA, critique groups, Duncan and the Case of the Killer Cake, Elaine Kiely Kearns, getting an agent, Harold Underdown, KidLit, Kidlit411, Larry Fogel-Bublick, Molly Ker Hawn, publisher's marketplace, query letters, querytracker, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, Slam Duncan and the Blintz of Darkness, Sylvia Liu, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books
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Logline Logic
by Lindsay Bandy “So, what’s your book about?” It’s a question that strikes panic in the heart of writers everywhere, whether they’re talking to a friend or writing the dreaded query letter. How do you boil your awesome, amazing idea … Continue reading
Query Letter Algebra: Once Upon A Time, X Met Y
By Lindsay Bandy My eighth-grade self was sitting at the kitchen table with my engineer father, dripping tears on pre-algebra homework: “But Daddy, why are there letters mixed with the numbers?” That pretty well sums up my relationship with mathematics. However, … Continue reading
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