Do you want 2023 to be the year that you finally write and pitch your picture book story? Have you already taken My Kid Book Pitch and want to polish your story writing skills? Or have you already published a picture book and want to write another? Then hurry HURRY – registration for My Kid Book Pitch closes TODAY! This course won’t run again until 2024, so if you want in then book your spot now. You’ll get tons of tools, support and advice to help you write your very own unique picture book story, including Lilla’s fabulous 128-page downloadable workbook, a set of her dreamy Magic Cards, her Write a Story Recipe, twice-weekly live Zoom events where she’ll review student art and talk you through that week’s worksheets and assignments, and tons more. Plus Lilla will be choosing her favorite submission to the class gallery and offering one lucky

Lilla’s picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, starts in just a few days, on Monday, May 29th, and you could win a FREE place in class in today’s Zoom! Join art agent Lilla plus author-illustrator Erica Root for this FREE live event TODAY at 12 noon ET/5 pm BST – click here to find the time for wherever you are or RSVP for the Facebook event here to get a reminder. Join the ZOOM here   Here’s what to expect in this FREE live Zoom: Lilla will be talking about the FREE Magic Cards warm-up exercise we shared yesterday (click here to get it now if you missed it), showing off some of her favorite picture books and explaining what makes them so great, and popping up a volunteer live on-screen so they can chat 1:1. Plus she’ll be chatting to Make Art That Sells student and author-illustrator Erica Root, and giving

Get your mini set of FREE Magic Cards from art agent Lilla and learn how you can generate picture book story ideas! My Kid Book Pitch starts THIS MONDAY, May 29th and we can’t wait to see all the magical quirky picture book stories you come up with. Today we’re giving you a FREE sneak peek at art agent Lilla’s secret weapon for unlocking your dreamy imagination: her unique Magic Cards. You’ll find your Magic Cards below. Then don’t forget to join Lilla for a FREE live Zoom event TOMORROW, Friday, May 26th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm BST. She’ll be talking about the Magic Cards, sharing some of her favorite picture books, and giving away a FREE place in class! Lilla will also be joined by her artist Erica Root. Don’t miss it! Join here – you’ll also find the link on the front page of our website and

Discover the secret sauce for coming up with your own unique picture book story idea! There’s less than two weeks to go until the start of My Kid Book Pitch, art agent Lilla’s one-of-a-kind picture book writing course that’s specially designed for creative people just like you! By the end of this incredible four week course, you could have your own children’s book pitch ready to send (along with suggestions on who to send it to), including: your special story idea an original and engaging character that editors will love a show-stopping opening line that will catch a reader’s attention and set the tone and mood for the whole book (this is what editors are looking for) a fun and authentic storyline with a narrative arc a compelling title a professional story-boarded dummy … but how do you come up with your own special story idea? Lilla’s Magic Cards in

Imagine getting paid to write and illustrate your own beautiful picture book … Walking past your favorite local bookshop and seeing your book in the window … Or visiting the library and hearing children exclaim over a book that you created! Why write your own picture book? Picture books are magical for creative people to write and illustrate, and they’re a great source of income. Children’s pictures books are radical and progressive and such a cool market for your voice. Plus they can be a lucrative income stream. According to research data and analytics group WordsRated, which focuses on the publishing industry, the US children’s book market is projected to reach $2.62 billion in 2023 – the seventh consecutive year of revenue growth. But how? Art agent Lilla created her picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, which starts Monday, May 29th, to show artists how they can write