In episode 17 Olga and Sunny talk about about some frequently asked questions. They discuss their response when people ask them to recommend an illustrator for their book or project. What to do if your an author illustrator and only your manuscript gets accepted and why you don't have to participate in illustration challenges. Thanks for listening.

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In episode 16 Olga and Sunny discuss children's book categories. What are the specs for each, the target audience and they show a few examples of their favorites. To see the books discussed in this episode you can watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/38gKjmI1Mow Thanks for listening.  

Books we discuss 

BOARD BOOKS: 

The Mitten by Jan Brett Guess How Much I Love you by Sam McBratney illustrated by Anita Jeram 

The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister 

Bath! Bath! Bath! by Douglas Florian, Illustrated by Christiane Engel 

First 100 words In English and Spanish by Ana Godinez 

PICTURE BOOKS: 

When Pencil Met Eraser by Karen Kilpatrick and Luis O. Ramos, JR., illustrated by German Blanco 

Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman 

Oak Leaf by John Sandford 

Ocean Meets Sky by Terry Fan and Eric Fan 

New In Town by Kevin Cornell 

The Pop-up Book of Gnomes by Rien Poortvliet and Wil Huygen 

EARLY READERS 

A Friend for Dragon by Dav Pilkey 

Clifford Makes The Team (Level 1) Norman Bridwell 

Moo Dog (Level 1) by David Milgrim 

Ninja In the Kitchen: Moby Shinobi (Level 1) by Luke Flowers  

EARLY CHAPTER BOOKS: 

Didi Dodo Future Spy: Recipe for Disaster by Tom Angleberger, illustrated by Jared Chapman 

Kitty Tales: Nerma and Blueberry’s Staycation by Ariana B. Farina, illustrated by Sunny Duran 

The Last Kids on Earth series by Max Brallier, illustrated by Douglas Holgate 

Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Salvatore Murdocca and later AG Ford 

Ivy and Bean series by Annie Barrows, illustrated by Sophie Blackall 

Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park, illustrated by Denise Brunkus 

CHAPTER BOOKS: 

Mary poppins in the park by P.L. Travers 2016 Edition 

GRAPHIC NOVELS: 

A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Madeleine L’Engle, Adapted and illustrated by Hope Larson 

Sisters by Raina Telgemeier 

The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag 

A Cat Story by Ursula Murray Husted 

MIDDLE GRADE: 

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani, illustrated by Iacopo Bruno 

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan 

Beyonders series by Brandon Mull 

The Missing series by Margaret Peterson Haddix 

YA: Thunder Head by Neal Shusterman 

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In episode 15 Olga and Sunny talk about about when your muse goes on vacation. Cuando la Musa se te va de vacaciones. How to recognize if you have art block and possible things you can do to work through it. Thanks for listening.

LINKS: 

Neil Gaiman University of the Arts commencement speech clip (Make Good Art): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OwRUyZMKwI  

Waterproof notepad: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LID8V54/ref=cm_sw_r_fm_api_i_CXTRFCB5EBQG769GGXRX

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In episode 14 Olga and Sunny talk about what to do when things don't go as planned. How you can pick up the pieces, pivot and make the best of things.  Thanks for listening.

LINKS:

Women in Publishing Summit: https://womeninpublishingsummit.com/

SCBWI Regional Conference: https://mddewv.scbwi.org/events/2022-mddewv-regional-conference-all-together-now/

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In episode 13 Olga and Sunny talk about they're plans for the new year. They also discuss how to plan for a conference. Please excuse the quality of the audio in this episode. Olga had some technical difficulties. Thanks for listening.

LINKS:

Women in Publishing Summit: https://womeninpublishingsummit.com/

Elisabeth Craster: https://www.elisabethcraster.com/

La Cometa: https: //spain.scbwi.org/la-cometa/

SCBWI Regional Conference: https://mddewv.scbwi.org/events/2022-mddewv-regional-conference-all-together-now/

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In episode 12 Olga and Sunny talk about if you are hesitant to call yourself an artist you are not alone. Join us on this raw and real talk about how we finally arrived at the point when we could say I am an Artist. Thanks for listening.

SCBWI Creative Coaching/ Mentorship program: https://mddewv.scbwi.org/events/creative-coaching-groups-a-6-month-mentorship-program-3/

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In episode 11 part 2 Olga Herrera and Sunny Duran talk about how to work with self publishing authors when they ask you to illustrate their book. In this episode they discuss contracts with self publishing authors. Why you need one and what you should cover in your contract. Thanks for listening.

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In episode 11 part 1 Olga Herrera and Sunny Duran talk about how to work with self publishing authors when they ask you to illustrate their book. They discuss the information you should get and the information you should give to the author before agreeing to illustrate their book. Thanks for listening.

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In episode 10 part 2 Olga Herrera and Sunny Duran talk about red flags to look for, how to submit to agents and how to query a literary agent. They also discuss Twitter pitches, how to look for agents and what questions to ask when you get "the call" from an agent. Thanks for listening.

Links we discuss in this episode:

Query Tracker

Twitter pitch party calendar 2021

Publishers Weekly

Sub it Club

Manuscript Wish List

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In episode 10 part 1 Olga Herrera and Sunny Duran talk about the different types of agents. What an agent does for children's book authors and illustrators and why you need one. Thanks for listening.

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