by Michelle | Jul 25, 2015 | agenty stuff, authors, chapter books, diversity, I like, illustrations, kidlit, MG, MSWL, picture books, querying, recent, social media, writing, YA
Once again #MSWL day is upon us. For the uninitiated, #MSWL is a Twitter hashtag that agents and editors use to indicate the kinds of manuscripts they’d like to see in their query inbox. These include a variety of genres, age groups, subjects, ideas, characters,...
by Michelle | Jun 14, 2015 | agenty stuff, I like, illustrations, kidlit, MSWL, my authors, picture books, querying, recent
I’ve been expanding my interests as an agent from MG and YA to include books for the littler crowd. I’ve found some incredible author-illustrators whose work is so amazing I can’t even describe, and I want more.* Especially since editors who’ve...
by Michelle | Aug 18, 2013 | agenty stuff, editing, I like, kidlit, MG, MSWL, publishers, publishing, querying, reading, recent, respect, writing, YA
Publishing is in flux. Anyone who pays attention to the industry knows that. But that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. With change comes opportunity, and some of the smaller independent publishers out there are in a prime position to innovate and try different...
by Michelle | Apr 28, 2013 | agenty stuff, authors, I like, MSWL, NA, publishing, querying, rant, reading, storytelling, writing, YA
This was originally a comment I made on the HuffPost article “Lovesick and Tired: Unnecessary Romance in YA,” but it encapsulates my thoughts on romance and relationships within YA that I’m reposting it here. YA literature is, at its heart,...
by Michelle | Jul 15, 2012 | agenty stuff, authors, diversity, I like, MSWL, publishing, rant, reading, respect, storytelling, writing, YA
I’ve kept largely quiet on the commotion surrounding comedian Daniel Tosh and a woman in the audience who said he joked about how funny it would be if she were gang raped. The resulting debate is disturbing in many ways,* as the (largely male) negative response...
