For the KidLit Work blog post, picture book author Cheryl Kim offers three simple common sense pieces of advice to reduce the self-induced anxiety of writers.
Wat Takes His Shot
KidLit Works: Crafting Strong Openings
We’re picky. If the opening lines of a picture book don’t pull us in, we’re apt to toss it aside. Even if we do read on, we’ve already made a judgment. Sometimes we’re wrong, but usually not. Agents and editors have little time to read the hundreds of manuscripts that pour in weekly; they make […]