tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589275687987465216.post3766979596975928069..comments2024-01-12T00:38:47.735-08:00Comments on Susan Says: Trends in the Market – What Matters?Susan Hawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089666265680888535noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589275687987465216.post-71464358160114257852012-02-09T06:54:48.771-08:002012-02-09T06:54:48.771-08:00This is great insight for writers, and reinforces ...This is great insight for writers, and reinforces at least one point that I have heard over and over besides doing your research, and that is write from your heart. Thanks for sharing this, it helps those of us who write and would love to see that writing published.T. Forehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03961022948394386206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589275687987465216.post-78826881502163467692012-02-02T15:16:05.547-08:002012-02-02T15:16:05.547-08:00Hi Kit, I'm opening on Feb 13th (see my new po...Hi Kit, I'm opening on Feb 13th (see my new post). Sorry for the delay and many thanks for your patience!Susan Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089666265680888535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589275687987465216.post-19434451218575425412012-02-02T15:02:39.956-08:002012-02-02T15:02:39.956-08:00Thanks Susan, I thought query time had reopened, b...Thanks Susan, I thought query time had reopened, but got your note- no- today-<br />I will wait for the call.<br />Kit GradyKithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492716264698568477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589275687987465216.post-30321192866128620222012-02-01T18:22:48.687-08:002012-02-01T18:22:48.687-08:00I'll post about queries re-opening very soon. ...I'll post about queries re-opening very soon. Thanks for your patience!Susan Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089666265680888535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589275687987465216.post-38114428239585722952012-01-31T15:41:22.960-08:002012-01-31T15:41:22.960-08:00It's the end of the month and I'm anxiousl...It's the end of the month and I'm anxiously waiting for you to re-open for queries.<br /><br />RosieRosie Povahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247197103708616304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589275687987465216.post-12937154336074951562012-01-12T20:53:32.172-08:002012-01-12T20:53:32.172-08:00Talk to readers in those bookstores, as you're...Talk to readers in those bookstores, as you're doing your 10 visits. Ask what they like and what makes them put a book back. They usually give you side-eye "whoa creeper alert" looks until you ask, "What makes you just ... fall in love? I mean, just <i>drool</i> over a book?" Get ridiculous. They'll reward you. Turns out, readers--especially young readers--<i>want</i>to tell you what turns them on. <br />LoraAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07253166034862608647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589275687987465216.post-61137911221449174392012-01-09T08:56:17.690-08:002012-01-09T08:56:17.690-08:00Ms. Hawk, thank you for this post. You're righ...Ms. Hawk, thank you for this post. You're right that what the market wants is what we would want in a book, too, but unfortunately, I don't see those books on the market. Especially on the PB market. In 2011 I did a mini research at my local library on newly released picture books. I asked the children's librarians to recommend the top ones. At first, they rolled they eyes, looking at each other, then one by one, hesitantly, they came up with seven titles. I took those home, anxious to plunge myself into the magic of today's publishable story. The result, in short--I was utterly disappointed. Second-guessing myself, I shared the books with my critique group and the reaction was the same. <br />So, what I found out was that the stories I write were very different than the ones from my research; in a way, I was glad, but then again, those were the books on the shelves . . .<br />It seems to me that what's a marketable project today has more and more to do with the author or illustartor behind it than with its literary merit. What chance does that give us, new writers?<br />www.rosiepovapicturebooks.weebly.comRosie Povahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247197103708616304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589275687987465216.post-3013082389448293302012-01-06T15:31:59.747-08:002012-01-06T15:31:59.747-08:00Susan, thanks for the insights. Of the stories I&#...Susan, thanks for the insights. Of the stories I've written, one keeps coming back in my dreams and thoughts. I'll hear someone say something, I'll see something in passing, and it takes me back to a scene. You've convinced me to work toward selling that one book--the one that keeps me up at night laughing at scenes and thinking about the characters--maybe it will do the same for others. I think about Alex and how he's fighting his feelings for Cheryl, and how they are both just trying to stay alive as they Search for Eden. I enjoy hearing from the "inside." Keep it up. Alan Elliott (alanelliott.com)Bald Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506474736113938110noreply@blogger.com