If you plan to publish, allow yourself to have big dreams. Writing is an
incredibly difficult field in which to get noticed and most authors
experience dozens of knock backs before getting anywhere. The skill is
not in avoiding rejection, but bouncing back from it. Have a goal in
mind and keep working at it. Big dreams will help you keep going.—Rosen Trevithick, author of the Smelly Trolls series
Whilst writing I’ve learnt that I have to be self-critical and be prepared to edit and edit and edit.
I read it out loud, just as if I was reading it to an audience – or a class. And I ask other people to read and criticise it.
BUT I take heart from praise because we all need that!—Rosie Morgan, author of The Camelot Inheritance series
I read it out loud, just as if I was reading it to an audience – or a class. And I ask other people to read and criticise it.
BUT I take heart from praise because we all need that!—Rosie Morgan, author of The Camelot Inheritance series
Don’t give up, even if publishers or agents reject you. Write what you
want to write and not what you think would sell. Don’t self-proof read.
Get someone you trust to it for you. It is too easy to miss mistakes
when reviewing your own work. Consider self-publishing. These days
there is a lot of support and free marketing out here to resource. Use
online media platforms to promote yourself.
Converse with other authors, share books and reviews and get yourself noticed. Do book readings and signings if you can. It’s a great way to actually meet readers who might enjoy your work.—Nicola J McDonagh, author of Echoes from the Lost Ones
Converse with other authors, share books and reviews and get yourself noticed. Do book readings and signings if you can. It’s a great way to actually meet readers who might enjoy your work.—Nicola J McDonagh, author of Echoes from the Lost Ones
Write as often as possible and release at least one title a year.—Raymond Bean, author of Baseball: A Ticket to the Bigs and My School Is A Nightmare Series
My
advice for new authors is to get help. Critical feedback is essential
when starting out and although it’s hard to hear, we always need someone
with a fresh set of eyes to tell us where our writing needs work.—Hannah Lapehn, author of The Hands
Don't let rejections detract you from your goal. Practice makes perfect
and try to always work with a good editor who will really give you the
honest truth. Not a friend but a business associate.—Randa Handler, author of The Boy Who Spoke to God
Very simple: write, write, and write. And don’t be too hard on yourself
in the beginning. Writing is a craft that you get better at with
practice!—Joe Gazzam, author of Uncaged
Never give up and stick to your ideas. When I first wrote Fledgling Jason Steed
(Book 1), I self published it, and I had a huge success with it. An
agent and publisher picked me up. They edited the novel, cut out 23,000
words and changed how an aircraft with damaged undercarriage landed. I
had email after email of complaints regarding the aircraft landing and
why it was changed. Many reviewers had actually mentioned the landing in
the first edition. This is the largest regret I have. Never again will
anyone tell me what to write. The editor ruined a good ending to a
story, but when you are new and you get picked up by a big publisher,
you think they know best. My advice would be stick to your guns.—Mark A. Cooper, author of the Jason Steed series.
And Now,
Welcome to the 57th Kid Lit Blog Hop where we continue to develop a dynamic and engaged community of children's books bloggers, authors, publishers, and publicists.
On this Hop, Carpinello's Writing Pages interviews
MG Fantasy author H. L. Burke
and
MG Mystery author Shannon L. Brown
So, you are always more than welcome to join us by popping in a post and hopping around to meet some of your fellow Kid Lit bloggers and authors! This week, we are excited to be including a Facebook Linky Party to be held in conjunction with the Kid Lit Blog Hop. These linky parties are designed to give you the opportunity to connect with and grow your network of fellow kid lit bloggers, authors, and parents through your various social media platforms.
Hostesses:
Mother Daughter Book Reviews
Julie Grasso, Author/ Blogger
Cheryl Carpinello, Author / Blogger
Stacking Books
BeachBoundBooks
Pragmatic Mom
Music, Teaching and Parenting
Reading Authors
The Logonauts
A Book Long Enough
Spark and Pook
Happy Hopping everyone and enjoy the Hop!
Kid Lit Blog Hop & Linky Party Rules *Please Read*
1. LINKY PARTY: Add the link to your Facebook fan page in the Facebook Linky Party list below. Be sure to visit at least the two links directly before yours as well as your hosts' Facebook fan pages. Be sure to like pages that interest you and show your colleagues some love by liking or sharing one of their posts. 2. KID LIT BLOG HOP: Link up any Kid Lit related post in the Kid Lit Blog Hop. This can be a link to a children’s book review, a discussion about children’s literature/literacy, or a post on a recently-read children’s book or one that you love from your childhood.
* Don't link directly to your blog, it must be a specific post.*
* For Authors, we prefer you to link to your blog if you have one. Please link unique posts each time ~ no repeats please. *
* Make sure you include an image relevant to the POST (e.g., book cover), not your blog button or photo of yourself.*
* Feel free to link more than one post.*
3. KID LIT BLOG HOP: Please visit AT LEAST the TWO LINKS from the Kid Lit Blog Hop directly ahead of your own and leave them some love in the form of a comment. We are trying to build a community of bloggers, readers, parents, authors, and others who are as passionate about children’s literature as we are so please CONNECT and follow any or all of the blogs that interest you!
4. If you like, grab the button above and put it somewhere on your blog, preferably the post you're linking up. If you'd prefer, you can just add a text link back to this Hop so that others can find it and check out all these great book links!
5. It would really help us get the word out about the Kid Lit Blog Hop if you would be so kind as to tweet, share, and spread the word about the Hop!
Interested in co-hosting the Kid Lit Blog Hop/Linky Party? If you've joined us before, you are welcome to join us again! Please email renee @ motherdaughterbookreviews (dot) com and put Co-Hosting Blog Hop in the subject line.
Happy Hopping!
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