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Don’t miss out: Lilla’s picture book writing class starts TODAY!

Woo hoo! Our brilliant picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, 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.

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Woo hoo! Our brilliant picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, 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.

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Student success: Friederike Dammermann

Make Art That Sells student Friederike got in touch to let us know that her children’s book story pitch was picked up by a publisher within a week of submitting her pitch!

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Art created by Friederike for My Kid Book Pitch that got her a book deal. What will your picture book story look like? Get ready to find out – sign up now, but HURRY, registration closes TODAY!

Friederike wrote: “Dear Lilla, I am very happy that I took part in your art courses, My Kid Book Pitch and Illustrating Children’s Books. These courses have helped me a lot as an author of children’s books. Your Magic Cards in particular helped me to develop the characters of my story Nicht ohne mine Ente (Not without my duck), and the Illustrating Children’s Books course was a great value when doing the illustrations for that book.”

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The front cover and a full page spread from Friederike’s book, Nicht ohne meine Ente (left and middle), and the Magic Cards which helped her hone and develop her wonderful story (right).

Friederike continued: “Within just one week after completing the book I found a renowned German publisher for it, and it came out on July 4th. It’s about a giraffe who, together with her little duck, wants to become famous as a musician. In the course of the story, the giraffe realizes that the road to fame is about compromise and values like friendship and loyalty, especially with regard to her little duck, and as those values are more important to her than the glory of the music business, she eventually withdraws from the public limelight, instead putting her life with her little duck first.”

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Friederike’s letter to Lilla telling her how My Kid Book Pitch and Illustrating Children’s Books helped her to realize her dream of writing and illustrating her very own picture book.

Huge congrats, Friederike! See more of her art on her website and her Instagram.

 

Q: where should I start? And what if I’ve taken the class before?

In My Kid Book Pitch, Lilla will lead you step by step through her Write a Story Recipe to unlock that fabulous story you’ve always wanted to write, from creating a winning character to building a powerful storyline, to finding a challenge and a resolution.

And don’t forget – editors are looking for unique, interesting ideas above all. My Kid Book Pitch is specially designed to help you root around in that huge, magical imagination of yours and hone one of your fabulous tales – but when it gets picked up by a publisher then you’ll have a whole team to help you polish it to perfection.

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Character created for My Kid Book Pitch by Make Art That Sells student Emily Hamilton. Emily’s book from class has now been picked up and is going to be published! Read more here.

But maybe you already have a story idea in mind. What then?

Or maybe you already took My Kid Book Pitch last year and you loved it, and now you have loads more new ideas and need help forming, picking and developing those?

IT’S FINE. As a creative person, you have 150 tabs open in your mind at all times, right? Art agent Lilla has spent decades nurturing the talents of creative people just like you, and she’s work with you from wherever you are to bring that brilliant story to life. Bring a story idea, bring a half-written story, or bring nothing but a pencil and a head full of dreams.

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In My Kid Book Pitch, you’ll enjoy TWO LIVE Zoom events every week, and will look at tons of gorgeous books from Lilla’s collection to figure out just what makes them so special. Expect eye candy and inspiration!

The 100+ page downloadable workbook is robust! For example:

  • If you need help figuring out what to write about, you’ll love pages 1-18.
  • If you need help figuring out or developing your main character further, pages 19-25 will be for you.
  • If you need help getting your story organized, you can head to pages 31-34. The Blobby Storyline Worksheet is fantastic for figuring out what goes where in the story, and in what order, but it is not yet the actual text. When you have that nicely filled out to your satisfaction, then you can go on to write your text.
  • If you need help coming up with the action/plot line in your story, you’ll love pages 38-42.

The purpose of taking My Kid Book Pitch is to get support, focus and motivation, and allow you devote time for your book. You’ll have Lilla, brilliant co-teacher Zoë Tucker and a whole class cheering you on – and don’t forget, deadlines are a creative’s best friend!

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Art by Make Art That Sells student Imogen Joy for My Kid Book Pitch. What will your unique story be about? Find out in My Kid Book Pitch!

BONUS tip from art agent Lilla for writing a picture book story:

Lilla says: “Whether you’re taking My Kid Book Pitch or not, think about how to connect with your story in some personal way. Maybe it’s secretly about you, but in a metaphorical, not literal, way. That makes the magic.”

Hurry hurry – there’s still time to sign up! See you in class!

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Lots of love

The Make Art That Sells team xxx

P.S: Did you miss the live zoom with Lilla on Friday? Watch the replay below.

 

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