Podcast – How to Get Out of the Slush Pile: Part 1

Ready to get out of the slush pile? Join us for the first of our three-part series: How to Get Out of the Slush Pile!

Author and Picture Book Summit Co-Founder Laura Backes is first up and speaks on one of the biggest mistakes new authors make: writing poor main characters.

To help you avoid this issue, Laura provides important questions to ask of yourself and your work. Listen in for actionable solutions in creating stories that kids (and industry professionals) will want to read over and over. It’s time to get out of that slush pile!

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You may not be able to get away with poorly written main characters, but are there rules you can break when writing picture books? Laura reveals all in RULES SCHMULES: HOW TO BREAK THE RULES AND GET AWAY WITH IT!

Picture book writing is filled with “rules” on everything from word count to story structure to format. But what if your idea doesn’t conform to all the rules? Can some be ignored or even broken? And, if so, are you skilled enough—and brave enough—to be a rule-breaker? In this 60-minute workshop, Laura Backes analyzes picture books that successfully defied convention, including how the creators worked with intention and which rules they absolutely left intact. Includes lifetime access, a transcript, and a downloadable handout.

Are you ready to be a rule breaker? Click here.