Inked Author Monthly Wrap-Up—{{{February 2025}}}
- InkedAuthor31
- Mar 1
- 2 min read
Hello There!
Welcome to my tiny, but cozy, corner of the world.
It’s so good to see you!
This month’s newsletter is for all things book-ish, nerd-ish, life-ish and whatever else may have popped into my head.
Stay Weird! 🤟🏼
~Brandy
“Quoted”
🌱 I. Am. GROOT. 🌱
💭 “It is never too late, to be what you might have been.” ~George Eliot
💭 “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
💭 “We are all broken, that’s how the light gets in.”
~Ernest Hemingway
STACKED: My T.B.R.
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Inky Updates
👸🏻 I am…AGENTED! 👸🏻
The next step in my author journey has officially begun!
Snagging an agent is every author’s dream. It opens up opportunities with large publishers, which means more eyes on your work! But it is not an easy feat to accomplish.
After YEARS of hard work, and never giving up…
I am so PROUD to share that I am now represented by the MARVELous Morgan Hughes at Fine Print Literary!
Morgan’s insta-love for my adorable character, SWEATY YETI, proved she was not only a perfect agent, but the perfect champion for my work. She’s my person!
Praise be to God, for opening up the right door, finding the right person, and the right opportunity…by closing the ones not meant for me.
This is often hard to accept, especially when we want something NOW or have heavy desires on hearts.
Keep your faith, and your hearts, set on Him.
🙏🏼 🖤 ✨
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”
-Hebrews 11:1
Bonus: Query Stats
I know as a querying author myself, querying stats tend to give us a tiny bit of insight into other author’s journeys.
Here is mine:
✨ Started Querying: December 2021
✨ Agent Submissions: 115
✨ Requests for more work: 12
✨ Rejections: 114
✨ Offers: 1
🐉 Library Guardians 🐉
The jacket copy for (Book 1) The Arboreal Dragons of Indonesia has been finalized!
Enjoy a sneak peek…(*not final art design! 😉)
📝 Monthly Writing Tip 📝
Comp Title Research
As authors, one of the first things we learn about is how important comp titles are. Taking the time to find them and research them thoroughly is incredibly valuable. I visit our local library, list in hand, on the hunt for treasures and hidden gems in the children’s book section.
To help make this easier on myself, once I get the books home, I spend time with each one using a form I created:
As I use three-ring binders for each of my stories, once I have a form completed, I simply hole-punch and slip it into the appropriate binder. I stay completely organized!
Snag your copy below!
📚 PB Line-Up 📚
Check out the Picture Books I am using as Mentor Texts next month!
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