Podcast – Developing Ideas with Emma Walton Hamilton

Today it’s time for part three of Where the Idea Are series: Developing Ideas. Listen to the first two parts of the series below:

• Part 1 – Generating Ideas with Katie Davis here
• Part 2 – Assessing Ideas with Laura Backes here

Once you’ve generated the ideas and assessed them to see which ones are viable for a picture book, then you have to develop that idea and actually write the story.

At the core of every good picture book is a central dramatic question. What is that, anyway? Picture Book Summit co-founder Emma Walton Hamilton discusses the importance and function of the central dramatic question and how to find it while developing ideas.

Listen here:

Inspired by Emma? (We are, too!) Check out her full-length presentations on our Picture Book Summit Teachable site:

Submission Savvy

You’ve finished your manuscript and now you need to find an agent or publishing house. Emma demystifies the process of research, offers tips for drafting that all important query letter, and gives you the courage to hit the send button.

Pitch Perfect: Fine Tuning Your Pitch

To pique an agent or editor’s interest, your pitch must capture the spirit and style of your book. But many authors make the mistake of crafting the pitch in the same business-formal voice as the query itself. In this workshop, Emma and Julie, co-Founders of The Complete Picture Book Submissions System, will give you the tools you need to make your pitches sing.

Sold! Query Letters That Worked

Join us LIVE for this year’s out-of-this-world Picture Book Summit and catch Emma in action for her presentation “From Lift-Off to Landing: The Cosmic Connection Between the Beginnings and Endings of Picture Books!” Find out all the details about this year’s event HERE. Early Bird pricing expires 8/31/22!