I was lucky enough to be noticed by my incredible agent through #DVPit, so wanted to share some tips that helped me go from zero likes on pitch events to nearly 15 agent/editor likes across several pitches: Include subgenre hashtags! A lot of agents/editors search for books based on the subgenre hashtags…
Ever since I saw Beauty and the Beast as a young girl, I fantasized about having a grandiose library of my own. With a little bit of pixie dust from 3D modeling software Blender and the drawing app Procreate, I set out on a quest to design the library of my dreams.…
Getting an agent wasn’t easy. Although my agent querying time was brief, it took me years to improve my craft, combat health issues, and educate myself on the literary world to become the author-illustrator I am today. From being told my picture book style wasn’t marketable in agent critiques to getting five…