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 | 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 | Jan 2, 2012 | agenty stuff, authors, editing, grammar, kidlit, MG, NA, picture books, publishers, publishing, querying, respect, self-publishing, social media, writing, YA
I always encourage writers to verify the credibility of people they’re working with, whether it be agents or publishers, designers or printers. It can be tricky, I know, but there are some excellent resources to help authors feel a bit more confident about their...
