I recently saw a social media post by an aspiring author at the very very beginning of their journey. They were unsure what the next steps were once they had a picture book manuscript written. So, I thought I’d go over the usual next steps taken at this point. If you’re completely new to traditional publishing, here’s a post to get you started.
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I decided to pitch at this year’s SCBWI Summer Conference. It was a digital experience, where 10 pitchers were in a Zoom call with the editor or agent we signed up to pitch to. We each had 2 minutes to pitch, and 4 minutes of feedback. We could pitch our story or read the first manuscript page (250 words). Here’s how it went…
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I attended my first SCBWI conference this weekend, and it was a fantastic experience. I really appreciated the opportunity to attend, as it was a fully digital conference this year. I pitch one of my picture book manuscripts to an editor tomorrow, which I’ll create a separate post about. But for now, here are some of my takeaways from the editors and agents that spoke at this year’s conference.
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