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Picture Book Critiques!
I’m available for a limited number of picture book critiques. Interested? Read on…
Need Feedback?
I love helping people discover what their project “wants to become.” I taught writing and children’s literature for nearly two decades and use that experience to craft feedback that honors your vision and helps you move your work forward. I provide big-picture observations and questions, and line-level comments. I often address the creative process, possible mentor texts, methods for “seeing” a project or its structure and ideas of how to discover your next steps. I offer thorough, thoughtful, honest and encouraging feedback.
Best Fit
I’m a good fit for work that is lyrical, realistic, fantastical, humorous, conceptual, or about marginalized experiences. I can critique creative nonfiction and biographies (especially poetic NF), but my main expertise is fiction and lyrical concept books. I’m especially attuned to emotion, structure and language choices. I am not a good fit for meter and rhyme.
Details
Paid critiques are $250 and include:
- Thorough summary and line comments
- The option of a phone or video conversation
- The option to submit a follow-up revision within a year for general overall impressions (verbal or written)
- The option of a complete critique of a revision for $100 within a year of receiving feedback.
Critique Package
- 3 full critiques of different picture book manuscripts for $650 (savings of $100). Manuscripts may be submitted within a year of hire.
Interested?
To see if I am available, CONTACT ME HERE. Include a Word document or link to your project(s). I typically turn around critiques in 1-2 weeks. I look forward to seeing your work!
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