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Picture Book Peek Week #11 Begins April 25th!!
Spring Has Sprung – Peek Week #11 – April 25th! It’s a Petunia Popping Picture Book Peek Week – Free critique of a selected picture book manuscript It begins April 25th!Here’s how it works: Sign up for a critique by entering your picture book WORKING TITLE in the comment section of this blog post anytime… Read more »
Picture Book Peek: Critique and Copies for a Cause!!!
Bridget Zinn’s family and friends are stepping up again with another auction to help Bridget in her battle with cancer. My Thanksgiving Picture Book Peek Week will be a part of this auction. I’ll be donating one fiction picture book (up to 1000 words) manuscript critique as well as signed copies of TOO PURPLEY! and… Read more »
Picture Book Peek Week #7 Coming March 1st!
Picture Book Peek Week #7Free critique of a selected Picture Book manuscript! Picture Book Peek Week #7 begins March 1st. Here’s how it works: Sign up for a critique by entering your PICTURE BOOK WORKING TITLE in the comment section of this blog post anytime (midnight to midnight Mountain Time) on March 1st. Titles submitted… Read more »
Ho! Ho! Ho! Holiday Picture Book Peek – December 14th!
HO! HO! HO! Holiday Picture Book Peek Week Free critiques of select PB manuscripts – including those wretched rhymers (Yup, 3 of my upcoming PBs are written in verse! It begins December 14th, and I’ve changed up the format a bit. Here’s how it will work: Sign up for a critique by entering your PB… Read more »
Thoughts from Picture Book Peek Week #3
Picture Book Peek Week #3 brought me three highly original and beautifully written stories. And as always, I’m learning by critiquing. Four important questions for all PB writers popped up from this Peek Week. 1. What is your story really about?Hopefully you can answer this in one brief sentence. Then examine your text for any… Read more »
Picture Book Peek Week #3 – And the Winners Are…
What a terrific batch of titles. And it looks like everyone was able to post without a problem this time – I hope. So without further ado … the winners of Picture Book Peek Week #3 are IT’S A SECRETFAR ABOVESANDY ANDY Please e-mail your manuscripts as Word attachments to reidy(dot)jean(at)gmail(dot)com.
Picture Book Peek Week #3 Coming September 21st!!
Back by popular demand: Picture Book Peek WeekFree critiques of select PB manuscripts – including those wretched rhymers (Yup, 3 of my upcoming PBs are written in verse!) Peek Week #3 begins September 21st. I’ve changed up the format a bit. Here’s how it will work: Sign up for a critique by entering your PB… Read more »
When is the next Picture Book Peek Week?
If you would like e-mail notification of all future Picture Book Peek Weeks, please send your e-mail address to reidy(dot)jean(at)gmail(dot)com and write “I love PB Peek Week” in the subject line. I’ll notify you whenever a new PB Peek Week is scheduled.
Thoughts from Picture Book Peek #2
After this round of critiques, including my Take the Dare, Show You Care critique, I think I’ve hit on a good number. Three or four manuscripts per Peek Week feels about right. Some of you may wonder why not more. The answer – they take a ton of time. The initial read through and text… Read more »
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