Hello Again! I wanted to use this month's opportunity to share about social-emotional learning (SEL) and what to consider when writing/illustrating for children and young adults that supports development of social-emotional learning. Throw yourself into it, so that one day, weeks or months from now, when you hear back - an offer for acquisition, perhaps a contract - then it will be a wonderful well deserved surprise you can celebrate. The best advice I can give is, once you send your said baby out into the world, then move on to your next project. It’s all part and parcel of this path we have chosen as writers. Maybe I’m not good enough? (It happens to the best of us!!) You begin second guessing your abilities as a writer. You hold your breath when it goes out on submission- and wait. When you know you have a manuscript which you have polished to a shine when you feel satisfied you have given it your all, after many rounds of critiques, much editing, multiple revisions. One of the most frustrating “stops” in the journey is the one of waiting. We can all agree on the fact that every writer has their own unique path to publication. Writing is a journey with many twists and turns.
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