In this episode, Debut Musa and author of FAT CHANCE, CHARLIE VEGA Crystal Maldonado chats with fellow Debut Musa and author Gabriela Martins of LIKE A LOVE SONG. They discuss Maldonado's journey to publishing, dive into themes and characters in the book, and chat about what comes next.

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Buy Crystal Maldonado's YA contemporary romcom Fat Chance, Charlie Vega

Buy Gabriela Martin's YA contemporary romance Like A Love Song

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In this episode, we're talking about the rollercoaster ride that happens after you find the perfect agent: everything from setting boundaries during the submissions process to what happens when an editor makes an offer! This months' panel discusses pre-empts, auctions, and all the factors that go into choosing the right editor and publisher for your book project.

Resources Mentioned:

Publisher’s Marketplace

DVPit

If you enjoyed this episode or plan on using the resources provided, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks!

Buy Crystal Maldonado's YA contemporary novel Fat Chance, Charlie Vega

Buy Jonny Garza Villa's YA contemporary novel Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun

Buy Laekan Zea Kemp's YA contemporary novel Somewhere Between Bitter & Sweet

Buy Terry Catasús Jennings' MG contemporary chapter book series Definitely Dominguita

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Our first Ask A Musa episode, where we take listener and subscriber questions, focuses on a mixed bag of subjects including maintaining creative habits in challenging times, how white Latines can leverage their privilege in publishing, personalized agent rejections and deciding on agents, and the impact of Prince.

Resources Mentioned:

Laekan's recs for focus music and ambient noice—

Adriana's tiny notebook recs—

Publishers Marketplace

#MSWL on Twitter

#DVpit Twitter Pitch Event

#PitMad Twitter Pitch Event

If you enjoyed this episode or plan on using the resources provided, please consider buying a book (or a few) and following the participating Musas to say thanks!

Buy Jonny Garza Villa's YA contemporary novel Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun

Keep up with 2022 debut Musa Adriana Hernandez-Bergstrom

Buy Laekan Zea Kemp's YA contemporary novel Somewhere Between Bitter & Sweet

Keep up with 2022 debut Musa Mónica Mancillas

Keep up with 2022 debut Musa Vanessa L. Torres

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In this episode, picture book authors Gloria Amescua, Donna Barba Higuera, NoNieqa Ramos, and Ana Siqueira discuss their agents, from the querying process to evaluating offers of rep to completing revisions with your agent. This panel discusses a variety of paths to this significant milestone in a writer's career and gives helpful tips on how to make the most of this important relationship. 

Resources Mentioned: 

SCBWI

DVPit

#PitMad

Bonus Resources: 

Laura Pohl’s blog series on finding an agent 

Learn more about Gloria Amescua’s picture book biography Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jimenez

Buy Donna Barba Higuera’s picture book El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! or MG contemporary novel Lupe Wong Won't Dance

Buy NoNieqa Ramos’s picture book Your Mama

Add Ana Siqueira’s picture book Bella’s Recipe for Success

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In this episode we're talking all about agents, from the querying process to evaluating offers of rep to completing revisions with your agent. This months' panel discusses a variety of paths to this significant milestone in a writer's career and gives helpful tips on how to make the most of this important relationship.

Resources Mentioned:

SCBWI

Pitch Wars

DVPit

LatinxPitch

Manuscript Academy

Publisher’s Marketplace

Publisher’s Weekly Deal Announcements

Manuscript Wishlist

Bonus Resources:

Laura Pohl’s blog series on finding an agent

If you enjoyed this episode or plan on using the resources provided, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks!

Buy Monica Gomez-Hira's YA contemporary novel Once Upon a Quinceañera

Buy Jonny Garza Villa's YA contemporary novel Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun

Buy Laekan Zea Kemp's YA contemporary novel Somewhere Between Bitter & Sweet

Buy Terry Catasús Jennings' MG contemporary chapter book series Definitely Dominguita

Buy Alda P. Dobbs' MG historical fiction novel Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna

Check out the other books on the Las Musas Bookshop page!

Connect with Las Musas on social media:

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Hi everyone, we are so excited to introduce the latest endeavor from Las Musas, the Las Musas Podcast.

Las Musas began in 2018 as a way to connect women and marginalized people whose gender identity aligns with femininity and  who were soon to be traditionally published. What started as a marketing collective meant to uplift marginalized voices evolved to include a mentorship program for aspiring Kidlit authors and the first ever Latinx Kidlit book festival.

Advocating for both Latinx authors and readers has become core to who we are and this podcast is an extension of that commitment. We'll be pulling back the veil and sharing all the details about our publishing journeys, what debut year is really like, and how we're working towards creating a sustainable writing career in an industry still struggling with diversity, equity, and transparency.

This season will feature one on one interviews with our 2021 debut class, as well as recurring mailbag episodes where we'll be answering listener questions. We'll also be discussing every detail of the debut experience in a monthly series called Debut Diaries.

It's our hope that in sharing our experiences, the ups and the downs and everything in between, that aspiring Kidlit authors, and particularly those from marginalized backgrounds, will be equipped with the knowledge to make their own journey just a little bit easier. Because kids need your books and there's nothing we want more than to help you share your story.

So hit that subscribe button, connect with us online @LasMusasBooks, and don't forget to leave a rating and review.

Catch us online and on the page. ¡Hasta pronto!