Writer’s Conferences: Your Best Career Decision
Guest Blog Post by Megan Burkhart, Intern If you’re a writer, you know how hard it is to make a living off your words alone. There’s a reason people use the phrase, “starving artist.” But, there are ways to take your
Welcome Our New Author-Darlo Gemeinhardt!
Today is a very special day because today I have the privilege to share with you some doggone lovely news. I am paws-itively delighted to introduce you to our newest Little Lamb Books family member
8 Ways To Partner With Your Publisher
You signed your contract. Way to Go! Your manuscript is in the hands of your publisher. Yes! You are super excited to tell the world you really and truly ARE an author. Woohoo! Now What? As a writer, once you sign the paperwork, you
The Serious Writer Tour Stop-Wimberley
I recently took part in a writer's workshop hosted by Serious Writer inc., the parent company for Serious Writer Academy and Serious Tour Stop. The Tour happened to be in Wimberley, Texas, right outside of Austin, and I was invited to speak
February 2018 #FaithPitch!
Happy New Year! It's not too late to say that, right?! To kick off 2018, we’re officially getting ready to host our first of three #FaithPitch events of the year! Wednesday, February 28 from 8am to 8pm, you will have the opportunity to
November 2017 #FaithPitch Details
#FaithPitch is officially 11 days away, so we wanted to be make sure everyone had all the important details in one place in order to get the most out participating before the end of the year. Who's Hosting? In general
5 Essentials For Building Your Author Platform
Somewhere in your journey to become a published author, you've probably heard two words that fill with you with dread, but are said to be of great importance in your quest for an agent or publisher. Author Platform In it's simplest definition,
Welcome Our New Author-Jean Petersen!
Y’all, what better day to celebrate than a Friday! Today, I’m thrilled to introduce to you the newest addition to our Little Lamb Books flock….Jean Petersen! Please join me in saying a big HELLO to Jean, who has some Texas roots,
Beginner Basic Training: The How of Writing Kidlit
Y'all, this six week series has taken nine weeks thanks to the schedule of the last two months. Between end-of-school activities, traveling to NYC for BEA, preparing to travel to Chicago for Write-to-Publish, AND finalizing the galleys for our DEBUT
A #FaithPitch Success Story
We are gearing up for a fresh round of #FaithPitch in three (3) weeks! Recently, we heard from a few participants about some exciting successes due to #FaithPitch. Agents signed writers after reading their submissions. Writers found their publishers after
Beginner Basic Training: The Why of Writing Kidlit
Last week should have been Week #5 for our series, the Beginner Basic Training, but the whole week was kind of hijacked by some exciting news. However, today we are continuing our series and will be focusing on the WHY
Beginner Basic Training: The Where of Writing Kidlit
Week #4 of the Beginner Basic Training series focuses on the WHERE of Writing KidLit. So far during this six week series, we have looked at the Who, What and When questions that all writers, regardless of genre or age group,
Beginner Basic Training: The WHEN of Writing KidLit
We're in Week 3 of the Beginner Basic Training series, a week by week glance at six general questions that rookie and veteran writers can use to break down the basic facts used to develop their stories. Better known in
Beginner Basic Training: The WHAT of Writing KidLit
When we started our Beginner Basic Training series we said that we would spend the next six weeks breaking down the Five Ws and an H questions so that we can better plan and produce literature for kids that takes
Beginner Basic Training: The WHO of Writing KidLit
Today, we kick off the six-part series titled Beginner Basic Training with the first question on our list of building blocks to good writing of children's fiction: Who? Each question on the list seems quite simple, but really there is more
Beginner Basic Training: Six Lessons for Writing Kidlit
As a beginner trying to start writing your winning novel, you will hear a myriad of comments like, “Just sit down and write”, “Just show up”, or “Write a little bit every day”. All of these comments have some truth to
Five Simple Ways To Start Writing
The beastly germs of winter have been running amok in my home for the last three weeks. Everyone has felt it, and it seems like forever since all of us were healthy all at the same time. Currently, I seem
Top 10 Tips for Book Submission
Okay, so you’ve been checking out the Little Lamb Books website, and you’ve started following us on Facebook and Twitter. You think you have a great idea for a middle grade or young adult novel, and you want to submit
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The Start Of It All
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” John 10:27 Have you ever felt like you had to step out on a thin branch in order to take flight? This is the feeling I’ve had since