12x12x12 Picture Book Writing Challenge Completed!

Dec 13, 2012 Manuscripts • Picture Books • writing challenge

At the beginning of the year I wrote about a writing challenge I had decided to join: Participant Badge for 12 x 12 in 2012. Then half way through the year I wrote about it again to mark a milestone:...

Rate Your Story

Feb 6, 2012 Editors • Manuscript Assessors • writing challenge

A while back I discovered this blog called Rate Your Story and have recently submitted two different manuscripts to their services. It is a brilliant free way of getting someone from their panel of ju...

Participating

Jan 31, 2012 Critique groups • Editors • Manuscript Assessors • Manuscripts • professional editors

Once the last of my Christmas visitors have left I will be able to get down and back into my writing and drawing. Polishing, revising and rewriting manuscripts. Some I have recently received back from...

Rejection letters

Dec 16, 2011 Manuscripts

Yesterday I received a rejection note in the post along with the manuscript for a children’s picture book that I had sent over a month ago. A reply in just over a month is pretty good going comp...