"What I'm looking for is a strong and unique voice."
juliefalatko.substack.com
Last year, I had the opportunity to read several queries and unpublished picture book manuscripts for critique in a two-week period. So it was like a microcosm of what an agent or editor faces every day when they read potential stories to acquire. And it was pretty eye opening. Mostly because so many of the stories were good but not great. And the ones that were great really jumped out, especially compared to the other ones.
"What I'm looking for is a strong and unique voice."
"What I'm looking for is a strong and unique…
"What I'm looking for is a strong and unique voice."
Last year, I had the opportunity to read several queries and unpublished picture book manuscripts for critique in a two-week period. So it was like a microcosm of what an agent or editor faces every day when they read potential stories to acquire. And it was pretty eye opening. Mostly because so many of the stories were good but not great. And the ones that were great really jumped out, especially compared to the other ones.