by Michelle | Jul 28, 2015 | agenty stuff, I like, MSWL, querying, recent, writing, YA
Writers seem to really like the visual post I did recently on the types of picture books and illustrations I’d like to see in my inbox, so I figure, why not do some more for other genres/age groups I rep. This one will be slightly different since I’m not...
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 | Apr 15, 2015 | agenty stuff, authors, kidlit, my authors, picture books, reading
If you haven’t heard, Ashley Evanson’s forthcoming HELLO, WORLD series of board books are so freakin’ adorable. To illustrate why, I present my niece two-year-old Ava as she reads from PARIS: A BOOK OF SHAPES. Pre-order yours now! Amazon:...
by Michelle | Apr 14, 2014 | agenty stuff, authors, nitty gritty, rant, respect
The other day Shannon Hale (who I adore and who is one of the most giving authors I know) wrote up a post called I Am Not Accessible about how she just doesn’t have time to respond to emails from readers. There are so so so many things I would like to do that I...
by Michelle | Feb 25, 2014 | agenty stuff, authors, bookselling, publishers, publishing, querying, writing
There’s so much more that goes into the decision to represent or acquire a book than simply whether it’s a good story that’s well written. I and probably most others in publishing wish it weren’t, but it’s an inescapable fact that not every book we like or even love...
