The Weekly 411 (6/14/19)
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| © Mette Engell |
June 14, 2019 vol. 23
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COVER REVEAL
LaRonda Gardner Middlemiss is a picture book author. She also likes creating art and hopes to someday both author and illustrate her own books. She lives in Kernersville, North Carolina with her husband and son.
KID LIT NEWS
AUTHOR SPOTLIGHTS
Today we are pleased to feature Karol Ruth Silverstein and her debut YA novel, CURSED (Charlesbridge, June 2019)
Enter to win a copy!
For Writers
Submissions: Agents & Editors
Today we reveal the cover of author LaRonda Gardner Middlemiss's picture book, I LOVE ME! illustrated by Beth Hughes, coming out in March 2020 from Beaming Books. With fun, rhyming text, I LOVE ME! encourages children to love themselves and appreciate their bodies. It celebrates diversity in physical attributes, abilities and ethnicity.
LaRonda Gardner Middlemiss is a picture book author. She also likes creating art and hopes to someday both author and illustrate her own books. She lives in Kernersville, North Carolina with her husband and son.
KID LIT NEWS
The Global Read Aloud will begin in Fall 2019. Read about some of the selected titles.
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Today we are pleased to feature Barbara Carroll Roberts and her debut MG novel, NIKKI ON THE LINE (Little Brown Books for Young Readers, March 2019). Enter to win a copy!
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| Cover design by Marcie Lawrence. Illustrator: Sammy Moore |
Today we are pleased to feature Karol Ruth Silverstein and her debut YA novel, CURSED (Charlesbridge, June 2019)
Enter to win a copy!
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| Cover designer: Joyce White |
For Writers
How to Avoid Cliched Emotional Responses in your Writing
Blow-by-Blow: Writing Action and Fight Scenes - 5 Tips
Blow-by-Blow: Writing Action and Fight Scenes - 5 Tips
The 3 Most Common Reasons I Pass on Picture Books as an Agent
Submissions: Agents & Editors
How to Find a Literary Agent in 109 Easy Steps
An Agent’s View of the Submission Process
With Fewer Debut Novels Selling, What Do Editors Want To Tell Authors?
The Difference Between A Literary Agent And An Editor
14 Content Ideas for Author Newsletters
An Agent’s View of the Submission Process
With Fewer Debut Novels Selling, What Do Editors Want To Tell Authors?
The Difference Between A Literary Agent And An Editor
14 Content Ideas for Author Newsletters
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I love your newsletter! Such great opportunities to learn and win books, like Cursed. Thanks for being there and helping me write better.
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