Recently, we spoke with 2018 mentee, Kari Veenstra, about her latest announcement of a publication deal and what’s happened before and since. Tell us a little about you and your …
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1) Be prepared for the long haul. It MAY be quick for you, and that’s great. But it may take 20 years (I wrote my first “drawer novel” in 2001 …
Can you tell us a little more about you and your agency? Of course! I set up my specialist children’s book agency last summer, having represented children’s writers and illustrators …
In the aftermath, of winning our very first Novel Award, we spoke to our first winner, Alexandra Page. How did you feel when you watched Chloe announce you as the …
Interview with #WriteMentor Children’s Novel Award winner, Alexandra Page Read More »
When I was writing my first novel, Noah Can’t Even, and spending time and money trying to get it ready to submit to agents, I often wondered if I’d ever …
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The first time I got punched in the face, I cried. To be fair, the day was kind of rough to begin with. I’d lost everything—my family, my livelihood, my …
Concerning Hooks The beginning to arguably one of the best books ever written is a twenty-page prologue ‘Concerning Hobbits’.It goes on to provide some fascinating insights into pipe-weedand extensive notes on …
In an age of tl;dr, how to hook your reader … by Emma Read Read More »
This is the first line to my book The Secret Deep. Forgive me for starting this post with my own writing, but it is relevant, I promise. I rewrote the …
FINDING YOUR GREAT BOOK IDEA A great book starts with a great idea. A spark, if you will. That idea needs to be enough to sustain a whole novel, to …
FINDING YOUR GREAT BOOK IDEA by Emma Smith-Barton Read More »