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The Publishing Golden Ticket
Chasing success in the wrong ways
Aug 15
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Jacob Souva
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The Truth About Making Books for Kids*
*According to me, just one guy, so far
May 23
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Jacob Souva
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Allow Me to Re-introduce Myself
Many, many moons ago I auto-added my Mom and my wife to this newsletter and hoped beyond hope I’d add a few more without belly flopping into…
Jan 17
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Jacob Souva
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Big Bike, Little Bike Cover Reveal
As many people come to find out, one of the weirder quirks of the publishing industry to outsiders is that there is very little contact, if at all…
Jul 19, 2024
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Jacob Souva
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Crafting an Illustration Portfolio
1/2 part how-to, 1/2 part don't do
Jul 12, 2024
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Jacob Souva
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Preparing for Querying Success
A mostly true account of the time I queried my literary agent (Part 2)
Jan 19, 2024
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Jacob Souva
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How I Queried My Literary Agent
A tale full of intrigue, doubt, and success (Part 1)
Jan 12, 2024
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Jacob Souva
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Creativity is Hard and That's Good?
What I learned making the art for a book I can't talk about yet
Oct 27, 2023
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Jacob Souva
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It's a (Comparison) Trap!
Dealing with jealousy in children's publishing
Sep 15, 2023
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Jacob Souva
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