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Contests and Challenges / Re: Vivian Kirkfield's 50 Precious Words
« Last post by JulieM on February 07, 2023, 12:59 AM »
Thanks Julie. It's exactly the kind of contest I need to get back into writing. Longish hiatus...long story. But this looks like fun.
Hoping all is well , Vijaya. Yes, this genre is both exciting and challenging. Good luck!
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Contests and Challenges / Re: Vivian Kirkfield's 50 Precious Words
« Last post by Debbie Vilardi on February 06, 2023, 06:25 PM »
If you scroll down, there is a post title that mentions winners. I didn't look at the full post though. I totally missed the line with "Read More" at the bottom left.
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Contests and Challenges / Re: Vivian Kirkfield's 50 Precious Words
« Last post by JulieM on February 06, 2023, 03:43 PM »
This looks very intriguing. Is there a site showing past entries or winners?


I'm not sure - if you browse the website link you may find some. Or you could ask Vivian herself on Twitter if you are on there. Search #50PreciousWords there and you'll find her.
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Contests and Challenges / Re: Vivian Kirkfield's 50 Precious Words
« Last post by Vijaya on February 06, 2023, 07:58 AM »
Thanks Julie. It's exactly the kind of contest I need to get back into writing. Longish hiatus...long story. But this looks like fun.
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Contests and Challenges / Re: Vivian Kirkfield's 50 Precious Words
« Last post by Ree on February 05, 2023, 10:23 PM »
This looks fun!

Ree
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Contests and Challenges / Re: Vivian Kirkfield's 50 Precious Words
« Last post by Pons on February 05, 2023, 05:04 PM »
This looks very intriguing. Is there a site showing past entries or winners?
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Contests and Challenges / Vivian Kirkfield's 50 Precious Words
« Last post by JulieM on February 05, 2023, 02:12 PM »
Just a heads up that Vivian Kirkfield's 50 Precious Words story contest is coming early March. Lots of amazing prizes from editors and agents. I started work on my entry yesterday. Details: https://viviankirkfield.com/category/50preciouswords-writing-contest/
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Picture Books (PB) / Re: Formatting a Rhyming Children's Picture Book
« Last post by catherine-stillwell on February 04, 2023, 09:48 AM »
Hi Debbie,

Thanks for the info.

I plan on self publishing. I’m paying for two round of editing. The first round is for copy editing. Out of the five editors I reached out to, she was so excited about my book. We hit it off and I feel comfortable with her. I will consider your suggestions regarding an illustrator. I make try doing this myself and see how it goes.

Take, care,

Cathy
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Picture Books (PB) / Re: Formatting a Rhyming Children's Picture Book
« Last post by Debbie Vilardi on February 03, 2023, 06:40 PM »
Hi Cathy,

There is a lot to learn in terms of how publishing works. In most businesses, the company produces and markets a product it creates. In traditional publishing, the company buys the product and then does production and marketing, with the author and illustrator (if there is one) supporting the latter. 

Are you planning to self publish? If not, do not do anything with illustrations unless you are an artist. Publishers hire the illustrator.

You are also often far better off finding critique partners or posting for a free critique on the Blueboard than hiring an editor on Reedsy. I always advise using as many free resources as possible because you may need to edit many times in order to be ready to submit to editors at publishing houses. See https://www.scbwi.org/boards/index.php?board=121.0 and https://www.scbwi.org/boards/index.php?board=127.0. But a good editor can be very helpful. It's just a good idea to learn to self edit as you will have to revise for a publisher too. Reading critique threads can help you learn. But critiquing is a good teacher too.
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