The Craft of Writing
The Kidlitter Letter Is Here!
I’ve been missing from Poetry Friday since late June because I’ve been having my website redone and doing a 12-week course on starting and growing a newsletter, which has been…Are You Ready to Write YA?
(Adapted from my Editing Young Adult Fiction course with the Editorial Freelancers Association.) If you want to write for teens, the most important tool you have is… your memory. You…Have You Written a Picture Book or a Short Story for Children?
As an editor for children’s literature, I work on manuscripts for all ages from picture books to young adult, but most of my work comes from editing picture books and…The Dirigible Balloon – Poetry for Kids
Work has been calm this month which has been both wonderful and stressful. On one hand, I’ve been able to work on gathering things to get my website redone, starting…Playing with Poetry to Combat Writer’s Block
Dear writers of children’s lovely literature, Sometimes the words are there for the picking. Other times, they’re nowhere to be found. I’m not a fan of the term ‘writer’s block’…Poetry Polaroids – Animal Haiku
Like many people, I enjoy the short and accessible feel of writing haiku. There’s nothing quite like creating a word image drenched and dripping with meaning in so few words.…A Poem a Day
At the beginning of 2023, I bought myself a notebook with the intention of writing one poem a day throughout the year. I didn’t need to spend a lot of…Protecting Our Right to Read
Like most of us, I’ve always understood that I could read anything I wanted for two reasons: I have had the privilege of learning how to read, and also because…Mindfulness in Children’s Literature
As a developmental and line editor of children’s books, I work on manuscripts from all categories of children’s literature. While each category has its own specific guidelines according to the…Follow Me
Don’t be that person who waits for the last possible day, last possible hour to send in your entry…
The 21st is only 10 days away!
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Ta-daaaaaa!
Here`s the news you`ve been waiting for!
This summer, The Lyrical Language Lab`s is hosting its first ever FREE VERSE POETRY CONTEST on the theme of Summer Snapshots.
Did I say free verse?
I did.
Were you expecting rhyme? Ha!
Sorry-not-really-or-at-all-actually...
Why? Because free verse is fantastic. Free verse is:
- the freedom to choose the words you like
- the freedom to not worry about meter or rhyme
- the freedom to create a deep sensory and emotional experience without being boxed in by structure
- the freedom to be
Wow us.
X
Lou
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Ha! You`re going to have to sit tight until Friday to find out....
*cue evil evil laugh*
So, while I can`t tell you exactly what it is, I CAN tell that it`ll be as fantastic as The Lyrical Language Lab and that you`ll want to be a part of it.
If I weren`t judging it, I deffo would!
Only two more sleeps...
x
Lou
PS: Won`t you frenzy-whip with me and share with your Instagram friends?
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Want to sell books while you kick back and relax?
That may sound too good to be true - and essentially most things that sound too good to be true turn out not to be true - but an author newsletter isn’t one of them.
How does it work?
Creating a community with an author newsletter allows you to free up time to write, to relax, to hike, to walk the dog, to spend time with family, to read books… without having to post constantly on social media so people know who you are.
Marketing your children’s or YA book can be as simple as:
1️⃣ having an author newsletter
2️⃣ sending regular emails to interested people
3️⃣ creating connections
Do you really need 10k followers on social media, most of who will never see what you post or necessarily want to buy your work?
Or would you prefer a small and engaged audience who choose to receive emails from you, are interested in your writing and who will spread the word about you and your books?
I know which one I’d prefer (and it’s not the first option 🙃)
Comment MARKETING below and I’ll send you a book marketing starter kit that will walk you through getting your followers of social media and onto your email list.
Follow me @lou.piccolo_editor for more book marketing tips ❤️
Lou
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