Emma Walton Hamilton Tag

Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Hedlund - Query Letters That Worked
August 23, 2022 In Podcast

Podcast – Query Letters That Worked

Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Hedlund - Query Letters That WorkedToday’s episode comes from Picture Book Summit Co-Founders Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Hedlund. Emma and Julie are also co-creators of the Complete Picture Book Submission System. In this episode, you’ll hear them share their submission expertise as they provide you with the key components of a killer query letter and break down three real query letters critiqued by Emma or Julie that resulted in agent representation or a book contract. You’ll leave this episode with actionable items you can apply immediately to your own queries. Get ready to polish those queries until they shine brighter than you thought possible.

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August 18, 2022 In Speakers

Beginnings and Endings: A Cosmic Connection

So, what’s more important in a picture book?

A beginning that hooks your reader?
Or, an ending that leaves them feeling satisfied?

The short answer is both! While each of these elements has a very important role in your story, what is equally vital is how they work together.

Enter Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Hedlund and their 2022 Picture Book Summit Workshop:

From Lift-Off to Landing:

The Cosmic Connection Between the Beginnings and Endings of Picture Books

 

Beginnings and Endings Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Hedlund

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August 9, 2022 In Podcast

Podcast – Developing Ideas with Emma Walton Hamilton

Picture-Book-Summit-Podcast_feature_image_Emma-Walton-HamiltonToday 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.

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August 3, 2021 In Podcast

Podcast – Submission Savvy

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In Submission Savvy, Emma Walton Hamilton talks about the three things you should do before you start submitting, submissions dos and don’ts, query etiquette, and the key components of your query letter, including how to craft your hook and what to include in your bio.

Emma Walton Hamilton is a best-selling children’s book author, editor, and writing coach.  With her mother, actress/author Julie Andrews, Emma has co-authored over thirty children’s books, eight of which have been on the NY Times Bestseller list, including The Very Fairy Princess series. She is Director of the Children’s Lit Fellows program at Stony Brook University and co-host of the Julie’s Library Podcast.

Are you asking yourself what is it going to take to get from query to offer? Listen in as Emma reveals all!

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June 15, 2021 In Podcast

Podcast – Is Your Manuscript Truly Submission Ready?

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Is your manuscript submission ready? In this episode, Picture Book Summit Co-Founder Emma Walton Hamilton helps us figure out if our manuscripts are really ready to be sent to an agent or editor with specific things to be looking for in the craft of your story and in the details of your query letter and submission. What’s necessary and what’s not? Emma’s got your covered.

Emma Walton Hamilton is a best-selling children’s book author, editor and writing coach.  With her mother, actress/author Julie Andrews, Emma has co-authored over thirty children’s books, eight of which have been on the NY Times Bestseller list, including The Very Fairy Princess series. She is Director of the Children’s Lit Fellows program at Stony Brook University and co-host of the Julie’s Library Podcast.

If you are questioning whether your story is ready to be out on submission, take a listen. If you’re sending out your manuscript and not getting a lot of response, do not miss this episode. You will find Emma’s tips to be invaluable on your submission journey.

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Emma Walton Hamilton and Laura Backes - Revision First Steps
March 30, 2021 In Podcast

Podcast – Revision First Steps

Emma Walton Hamilton and Laura Backes - Revision First Steps

In Revision First Steps, Laura Backes and Emma Walton Hamilton team up to give you tips on approaching the first big revision of your first draft.

Emma Walton Hamilton is a best-selling children’s book author, editor and writing coach.  With her mother, actress/author Julie Andrews, Emma has co-authored over thirty children’s books, eight of which have been on the NY Times Bestseller list, including The Very Fairy Princess series. She is Director of the Children’s Lit Fellows program at Stony Brook University and co-host of the Julie’s Library Podcast.

Laura Backes is the publisher of Children’s Book Insider, The Children’s Writing Monthly, and co-owner of WritingBlueprints.com (along with husband Jon Bard). Laura has edited and critiqued thousands of picture book manuscripts. Her credits include Best Books for Kids Who (Think They) Hate to Read (Random House); articles for Writer’s Digest, The Writer and Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market; and technical editor of Writing Children’s Books for Dummies.

Listen as they dig deep into revision first steps by taking you on a tour of the first act of a fiction picture book and a nonfiction picture book to show what your manuscript needs at the beginning of the story to get started on a firm foundation.

 

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