Jen Lynn Bailey: THIS IS THE BOAT THAT BEN BUILT
Jen Lynn Bailey, author of This is the Boat that Ben Built, shares her path to publication. Hi Jen and congratulations on your new book...
And The Winner Is...
Congratulations to Andrea DeFeintas Carpenter, winner of the picture book critique from Helen Wu! Thank you to all who read, commented,...
Helen Wu: TOFU TAKES TIME
Helen Wu shares her path to publication and offers a critique giveaway
Blue Whale Press has a New Editor...pssst It's Me!
Read more about my journey from stay-at-home mom, to librarian, to published author, and now Acquisitions Editor at Blue Whale Press on...
5 Tips to Starting a Writing Career
I caught the writing bug in elementary school and wrote a picture book in 5th grade. It was a cliché princess story complete with a...
How I Got My Agent - Ashley's Story
Connecting with my agent, Kathleen Rushall of Andrea Brown Literary Agency, was definitely a combination of good luck and good timing. I...
How I Got My Agent - Clare's Story
Meeting my now agent, Alice Williams, was somewhat of a blind date! I was at the annual SCBWI conference, in Winchester, England and had...
How I Got My Agent - Jennifer's Story
My entry into kidlit was less like a “tiptoe,” and more like a careening roller coaster, flying from 0-70 in just a few seconds. I went...
Joining the "In Crowd" of Children's Publishing
This past weekend I attended the DFW Writer's Conference in Dallas Texas. I enjoyed wonderful craft focused workshops, befriended...
How I Got My Agent - Nancy's Story
I got my agent within an hour of sending her my manuscript for what became THE WILLIAM HOY STORY. But it took me 10 years to send her the...