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It only takes one yes.
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When feedback conflicts, look for the pattern underneath, not the notes themselves.
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Right now, an agent or editor may be reading your manuscript and saying, "YES!!" 🤩 Let that sink in. 🥰 Keep going, #writingcommunity. Dreams do come true. ✨️ #kidlit #onsub
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All us #authors could use a boost with reviews and book recommendations and requests. And it doesn't cost a thing! 🥰
Appreciate everyone here who supports me and my writing. May all of our bookish wishes come true this holiday season!
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What do you get the writer in your life? An editor! adamdblackman.com #kidlit #writerslife
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Sometimes the best feedback is time. Step away!
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Writing is 10% words and 90% deciding which words don’t belong.
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The first draft’s job is to exist. That’s it. It’s the lump of clay you’ll sculpt later. #WritingCommunity
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Blue wants you to know that you don’t have to murder your darlings. Just save them in a separate file so you can resurrect them in your next book. 💙
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Wonderful advice
I've had so many "almost there" moments in my writing career. Good rejections, a temporary agent, a read by Harper Collins, good reviews. The hardest part of being a writer isn’t the rejection. It’s holding the faith between flashes of proof.
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Amanda has an incredible editorial eye! Check out her query services if you need to make that package sparkle ✨️👇
Offering discounts on query services until 10/26! Please share if you can. DM, email (editingtales25(at)gmail(dot)com, or use the contact form. Experience: former junior literary agent, multiple internships at lit agencies, agented author, have helped close to 200 authors who 1/3
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Hi. Hey. Hello. Have you ordered #thisisnotasleepybearbook by @BrianGehrlein yet? ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Come awn now, don’t be shy! @LittleBrownYR
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Such an excellent tip! #amwriting
Today's Monday Writing Tip is one of my favorite revising techniques. And frankly, it doesn't only apply to picture books; it applies to all writing.⁠ ⁠ Do a quick Ctrl+F and search for the word "was." Then replace as many as possible. Of course it's okay to keep a handful or two. But if you have 37 was's in a 500-word picture book manuscript, try to knock that number down.⁠ ⁠ You'll be in awe of how much more vibrant and lively the language of your picture book will be once you've done it (and I realize the irony of using the word "be" twice in the previous sentence).⁠ ⁠ Want more #writingtips like this? Visit my resources for writers page (link in bio).⁠ ⁠ #amwriting #picturebooks #revisiontips #kidlit
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Officially the first day of fall which means i'm Trick-or-Treating @ #seasonsofkidlit.com ! So excited for 13 days of #kidlit fun! SO many fun events! Won't you join me?
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I wish I could represent every writer who poured their heart into a query. But I can’t. What I can do: cheer you on, remind you that “no” isn’t the end, and hope you keep going until you find your “yes.”
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If you’ve ever gotten a pass that felt unfair—know that agents feel the sting too. We’re not rejecting you. We’re making hard decisions inside an imperfect system.
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Reminder this is TOMORROW! Are you registered yet?
Foreign editions? Audiobooks? Merch? Film options? You own a valuable property—you just don’t know how to use it yet. Morgan Hughes is here to fix that. buff.ly/kWWPMXB
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If you’re querying, you should know what subrights a potential agent handles. If you’re agented, you should know what subrights you’re retaining or signing away. If you’re self-pubbed, you should know how to leverage subrights as an extra revenue stream. Event is TOMORROW ⬇️
Foreign editions? Audiobooks? Merch? Film options? You own a valuable property—you just don’t know how to use it yet. Morgan Hughes is here to fix that. buff.ly/kWWPMXB
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