If you need help with a picture book manuscript, I can help! I offer critiques for picture books, both rhyme and prose, of up to 800 words. Critiques are available at two levels:
- Quick Look
- In Depth
- Second Look
- I also offer Zoom sessions as a follow-up to an In Depth critique
For more information, click here.
In the mean time, keep reading for some blog posts and other helpful resources!
Advice and encouragement for aspiring children's book authors:
Ten Tips for Beginning Picture Book Writers
Seven Key Characteristics of Well-loved Picture Books
Bringing On the Giggles in Children's Books
The Life of a Picture Book blog series
Facing Rejection
Writing the Dreaded Synopsis
Writing Dialogue
7 Warning Signs that Your Picture Book is Forgettable
What Does "High Concept Mean," Anyway?
Tips for Writing Rhyme that Shines
More great author sites:
Writing for Kids (While Raising Them) - The blog and website of children's author Tara Lazar, founder of Picture Book Idea Month.
Susanna Leonard Hill: Something for Everyone in the World of Children's Books
Carrie On...Together! - The site of children's author Carrie Charley Brown.
The Writer's Alley
The Life of a Picture Book blog series
Facing Rejection
Writing the Dreaded Synopsis
Writing Dialogue
7 Warning Signs that Your Picture Book is Forgettable
What Does "High Concept Mean," Anyway?
Tips for Writing Rhyme that Shines
More great author sites:
Writing for Kids (While Raising Them) - The blog and website of children's author Tara Lazar, founder of Picture Book Idea Month.
Susanna Leonard Hill: Something for Everyone in the World of Children's Books
Carrie On...Together! - The site of children's author Carrie Charley Brown.
The Writer's Alley
Author and poet Renee LaTulippe
Other helpful resources:
The Society of Children's Book Authors and Illustrators
Write For Kids - presented by the Children's Book Insider
Other helpful resources:
The Society of Children's Book Authors and Illustrators
Write For Kids - presented by the Children's Book Insider
