Jennifer March Soloway is an Associate Agent at the reputable Andrea Brown Literary Agency.

In this interview:

• How to pitch your story to an Agent.
• What’s a query letter? …and how to write one.
• Why it’s important to keep revising, rewriting and resubmitting your story.
• What is the Big Sur Writing Workshop? …and why you should go.
• What do a Toy Inventor Liaison and a Literary Agent have in common?

AWESOME LINKS ::

Connect with Jennifer on Twitter

Andrea Brown Literary Agency

Word Count Dracula

Big Sur Writing Workshop

Connect with Shawna on Twitter

Music by Ryan Keith and Wes Cepin

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Building Your Kidlit Career: Agents

Jim Lujan is truly a DIY Animation Champion. Having created 50+ original shorts as well as co-creating Revengeance, a full-length feature collaboration with legendary animator Bill Plympton, Jim understands just how powerful a ‘Do It Yourself’ attitude can be. Today we cover: Revengeance, Jim’s collab with DIY Animation Pioneer Bill Plympton. Jim’s take on the […] The post Interview with DIY Animation Champion Jim Lujan (Part 1) :: DIY Animation Show #4 appeared first on ChrisOatley.com.

Jim Lujan is truly a DIY Animation Champion. Having created 50+ original shorts as well as co-creating Revengeance, a full-length feature collaboration with legendary animator Bill Plympton, Jim understands just how powerful a ‘Do It Yourself’ attitude can be.

Today we cover:

• Revengeance, Jim’s collab with DIY Animation Pioneer Bill Plympton
• Jim’s take on the DIY spirit
• Creating his own indie animation festival
• Nuts-and-bolts tips for creating impactful titles
• Jim’s thoughts on the key to a good idea

For Children’s Book creators, it has never been easier to Self-Publish…

But is Independent Publishing the best way?

In today’s episode, Mike Sundy, former Pixar crew member and best-selling Children’s Book author talks about:

• Do you really need a big publisher?
• How to market your own independent Children’s Book.
• “Hybrid Publishing” and why you might want to try it.
• How Mike’s IT background influenced his career.
• The pros and cons of Self-Publishing.

AWESOME LINKS ::

Mike Sundy

Legbug

Jonathan Sundy

Sansu

Dan Holland

Lissa Rovetch

Music by Ryan Keith and Wes Cepin

HELPFUL RESOURCES ::

The Talent Code by Dan Coyle (Shawna’s Amazon Affiliate Link)

Kindle Direct Publishing- Kids

CreateSpace

Book Creator

Literary Agents and Artist Representatives can often open doors for Authors and Illustrators in the Children’s Book Industry…

But is having an Agent essential for building your career?

In today’s episode, publishing experts Giuseppe Castellano (Art Director: Penguin Random House), Julie Olson (Author/Illustrator: Discover America: From Sea to Shining Sea) and Russ Cox (Author/Illustrator: Far Away Friends) share insights on:

• What makes a good Agent?
• How to find the right Agent for you.
• The difference between Literary Agents and Artist Representatives.
• Why you need to know the business of illustration, no matter what.
• What to do when things don’t work out between you and your Agent.

AWESOME LINKS ::

The Illustration Department

Julie Olson

Russ Cox

Music by Ryan Keith and Wes Cepin

HELPFUL RESOURCES ::

The Book: The Essential Guide to Publishing for Children (SCBWI)

Children’s Writers and Illustrator’s Market 2017 (Shawna’s Amazon Affiliate Link)

Query Tracker

Publishers Weekly

In the first two parts of this interview, Alex and Lindsay Small-Butera shared their journey creating Baman Piderman and provided insight on the importance of pursuing your dream project. Today in part three, Alex and Lindsay talk about the one most vital thing a DIY animator needs. Listen to DIYA Episode 3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/oatley/DIYA003-BamanPiderman-P3.mp3 [ download the mp3 […] The post ‘Baman Piderman’ Creators, Alex & Lindsay Small-Butera (Part 3) :: DIY Animation Show #3 appeared first on ChrisOatley.com.

Welcome to The DIY Animation Show, the do-it-yourself guide for Independent Animators! Alex and Lindsay Small-Butera are the lovely creators behind YouTube sensation, Baman Piderman, and have recently directed and guest-animated on not one, but two shows on Cartoon Network.

Today we cover:

• The Origins of Baman Piderman
• How nonsensical humour and established rules go hand in hand
• Working with Mondo Media
• Making the kinds of shows you want to see more of
• And making the internet a more loving place!

Welcome to The DIY Animation Show, the do-it-yourself guide for Independent Animators! Alex and Lindsay Small-Butera are the lovely creators behind YouTube sensation, Baman Piderman, and have recently directed and guest-animated on not one, but two shows on Cartoon Network. Today we cover: The Origins of Baman Piderman. How nonsensical humor and established rules go […] The post ‘Baman Piderman’ Creators, Alex & Lindsay Small-Butera (Part 1) :: DIY Animation Show #1 appeared first on ChrisOatley.com.

Hey, friends! We have two exciting OA announcements for you: 1.) We *finally* have a new release date for The DIY Animation Show (Wednesday, December 7th) …and… 2.) Auditions for the next generation of Painting Drama open this month! To get all the details, listen to the audio announcement via the media player below… Listen To The Audio Announcement: http://traffic.libsyn.com/oatley/OA_Announcement_Dec62016_DIYA_PD1G6_Announcement.mp3 […] The post [Announcement] New Release Date for ‘DIY Animation’ + ‘Painting Drama’ Auditions Open Soon! appeared first on ChrisOatley.com.