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Posted on March 19, 2026.

What REALLY happens in a MATS team meeting

The Make Art That Sells team are typically spread across three or four countries and at least three time zones, but we meet once a month by Zoom to catch up and plot and plan for the months ahead. As you can imagine, it’s some pretty high-powered stuff. Shoulder pads up to our ears. We review our profit and loss margins for the last financial quarter and explore our deliverables for the upcoming quarter. We push the envelope and think outside the box. We harvest ideas. We disrupt. We have multiple balls in the air. Ha. Just kidding. Actual photo of MATS team planning. Eighty per cent of the team is British, so by law we have to kick off with some comments on the weather. This causes us problems, because, while we all share a common language, we speak very different units. “It’s like 30 degrees here,” Lilla might

Posted on March 12, 2026.

Just four spots left!

Art agent Lilla’s small-group mentorship intensive, Inner Circle, quickly sold out both times we ran it in 2025. It’s running just once in 2026, and with places strictly limited to 12 and EIGHT spots already gone, it looks likely to sell out again – so if you want in, sign up now! Inner Circle is the opportunity of a lifetime to mine Lilla’s wisdom and experience gleaned from 40 years in the creative industry, as an art agent, an illustrator, an author, a columnist, an educator, a speaker and more. The exact syllabus is geared towards the specific needs of the group. Participants enjoy six weeks of lively group meetings with Lilla and the rest of the class, with weekly assignments, and plenty of time to ask Lilla questions and get advice that will help them home in on their art careers with laser focus Where would you love your

Posted on March 5, 2026.

A Thermos Crisis and a Love Story

Lilla here. I want to share with you a little story I had fun writing and illustrating recently. At a recent team meeting, the team asked if I’d like to include some of my own illustrated writing pieces this month, and I absolutely loved the idea! Plus I thought you could be inspired to write and illustrate your own pieces for yourself, for your own enjoyment or social media. Look out for another piece of writing from me in our blog and newsletter on March 26th! The plastic inner straw of my cherished thermos doesn’t stay attached anymore, rendering it useless. You may feel that this doesn’t constitute a crisis, given the state of the world these days, but nevertheless I am forced to face the fact that I must choose another thermos from my collection. While they are all pretty, none have the qualities of my broken beloved thermos,

Posted on February 26, 2026.

LAST CHANCE to write your winning picture book!

Hurry HURRY – registration for art agent and author Lilla’s picture book writing class, My Kid Book Pitch, closes TODAY! We don’t know when it will run as a LIVE course again, so if you want to write you dreamy picture book story with motivation, deadlines, and twice-weekly Zooms with Lilla and your classmates to keep you on track, then book your spot now! Have you ever wanted to write your very own unique children’s picture book, but didn’t know where to start? Lilla has written this accessible and playful but incredibly effective course that will lead you gently through her Make a Story Recipe step by step to write your very own special story, create a ready to send pitch, and maybe land that book deal – just like loads of students before you have done already. Read some of their stories here. Some of the books written and

Posted on February 23, 2026.

Time for class: My Kid Book Pitch starts TODAY!

Woo hoo! Lilla and Zoë’s brilliant picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch – back as a LIVE course for 2026 – starts TODAY! If you’ve ever wanted to write your very own picture book, even if you don’t think of yourself as a writer, then you won’t want to miss this. If you’ve ever wanted to write your very own unique children’s picture book but didn’t know where to start, you need this course! Using tons of playful but powerful techniques like her custom Magic Cards and Blobby Worksheets, Lilla will guide you step by step through her Make a Story Recipe to write the children’s picture book only you can write. Just think: in just five weeks, you could be holding your completed ready-to-send pitch in your hands. And remember – if you write and illustrate, you get paid double! Friederike Dammerman’s children’s book story pitch was

Posted on February 20, 2026.

Replay of Public Live with Lilla: Join me to create your AMAZING Kid Book Pitch!

Woo hoo! Lilla and Zoë’s brilliant picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch – back as a LIVE course for 2026 – starts on MONDAY! If you’ve ever wanted to write your very own picture book, even if you don’t think of yourself as a writer, then you won’t want to miss this. If you missed the fabulous Live, please watch the replay below. If you’ve ever wanted to write your very own unique children’s picture book but didn’t know where to start, you need this course! Using tons of playful but powerful techniques like her custom Magic Cards and Blobby Worksheets, Lilla will guide you step by step through her Make a Story Recipe to write the children’s picture book only you can write. As ever, My Kid Book Pitch will be full of Lilla’s playful but powerful games and twists – like her custom Magic Cards, with

Posted on February 19, 2026.

FREE Magic Cards to generate your picture book story idea!

Lilla here. I’m so thrilled that my picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, is running as a LIVE course again this year. Class starts next Monday, February 23rd, and I really hope you’ll join me. Lilla here! I can’t wait to help you write your fabulous unique picture book story, just like I helped the artists I represented when I was an art agent for 30 years. Why? Because I love helping creative people like you thrive, and picture books are such a wonderful income stream for artists and illustrators – that’s why I started working on them with the artists I represented when I was an art agent. I know you’re probably thinking: “But Lilla, I’m not a writer!”. I think you are, but you just don’t know it yet. I bet you have tons of characters and little stories whirling around in your magical brain. I

Posted on February 12, 2026.

Ever thought of writing a picture book? Here’s how

We’re just a couple of weeks away from the return of art agent Lilla’s picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, as a LIVE course, and we can’t wait! Lilla has agented many hundreds of picture books during her 30 years as an art agent, and worked on author-illustrated picture books with the artists she represented. Today we wanted to share a couple of FREE video mini lessons from Lilla on how to write a picture book and on finding your voice as a writer. Plus we’ll be sharing some of the many fabulous success stories that have come out of this course, so you know what’s possible. As an art agent for 30 years, Lilla agented many hundreds of picture books, so she has a wealth of knowledge to draw on: she knows exactly what sells, who’s buying, and what publishers are looking for. Plus she also worked

Posted on February 5, 2026.

⏰ EEK! Portfolio Club closes TODAY!

Hurry hurry hurry HURRY – registration for Portfolio Club 2026 closes TODAY! That means it’s your last chance to sign up for seven months of quirky, inspiring, real-world assignments from art agent Lilla (alongside instant access to January’s assignment)! Give yourself something to look forward to every month from now until August, with monthly assignments, bonus content, live Zooms with Lilla and your classmates, and more. Hurry HURRY – sign up here. Q. What do I get in Portfolio Club? Sign up today and you’ll get: Instant access to all the materials released in January, including a Mini assignment, Big assignment, recording of the Zoom with Lilla, two recordings of Lilla demonstrating dreamy art supplies with tons of tips and tricks, a Pinterest board for inspiration, a suggested color palette for your assignment, and more Seven more Mini assignments and seven more Big assignments, written by Lilla and drawn from

Posted on February 2, 2026.

Hurry HURRY: Sneak into Portfolio Club!

Hurry hurry HURRY – if you’ve been kicking yourself for not signing up for Portfolio Club when you had the opportunity, then this is your chance: we’ve re-opened registration for 72 hours ONLY! Enjoy monthly assignments for a huge range of markets – it’s probably Lilla’s most varied course yet. Find out more and sign up here. One of the things that makes Portfolio Club so exciting, motivating and unique is that Lilla has drawn on her 30 years’ experience as an art agent to write each of the monthly assignments as though it was a real-world commission. Not only is this incredibly valuable information for you, but it also gives you the chance to see what an actual commission would be like – so not only will you create eight fantastic pieces of art for your portfolio, you’ll also be practising your skills for when you get a gig!