Podcast – How to Get Out of the Slush Pile Part 2

It’s time for the second episode in our three-part series: How to Get Out of the Slush Pile!

Author and rhymer extraordinaire Julie Hedlund discusses one of the best ways to signal to industry professionals that you’re not ready to be published: writing bad rhyme.

Writing poetry is one thing, but writing a rhyming picture book is a whole other kind of animal and if you’re not doing it right, you’ll never get out of the slush pile and on to a book contract. Julie spells out best practices for writing good rhyme for picture books. Hint: you’re probably doing it backwards!

Tune in to the next episode for the final installment of How to Get Out of the Slush Pile!

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Ready to go even deeper on craft perfect rhyme? Grab Julie’s workshop THE VERSE CURSE on our Picture Book Summit Teachable site:

Why do publishers and agents say they hate rhyming books, when so many get published and children love them? Learn the top crimes of rhyme and how to avoid habits that make your verse worse. Plus “must-have” tips and resources on rhyming.

This workshop contains a 45-minute video with Julie Hedlund showing you how to spot bad rhyme and tips for fixing it. Julie unravels the mystery of meter and scansion in an easy to understand way with examples you will come back to again and again.This workshop also includes additional recorded 60-minute Q&A session and a 26-minute video dedicated to helping you understand scansion. If you write in rhyme, or aspire to, grab this workshop before submitting your work anywhere.

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