Members Attending: Judy, JC, Patty
Judy shared her experiences with the Writing for Young Children workshop she has completed through Authors Publish.
Judy shared a book recommended by John Claude Bemis who led the workshop she just finished. It is the Emotional Wound Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi. She feels this is a great book that helps writers craft emotion in their stories.
When the group discussed agents, Judy shared the following statistics
1. If you are published through an agent, your advance would average $27,000. Without the average is $3,000
2. In 2017, 75% of middle grade books published were through an agent. Picture books 50% were agent assisted.
3. Even with an agent, no guarantee of being published. Agented authors get 30 or more rejections for debut novels.
4. Getting an agent isn't a breeze. 20% of authors get rejected by more than 60 agents a year. An average agent will sign 1% of the authors who query them.
JC is considering trying her hand at poetry for children.
Patty read chapters 31 &32. She discussed the SCBWI webinar she and Karen attended regarding “LOG lines” and submitting your book to agents and editors. Patty recommended Story Genius by Lisa Cron. Story Genius is a writing guide on how to use cognitive storytelling strategies to build a blueprint for a story. She had heard about it from that Esther.
Next Meeting: June 8, 2022
