Mentoring for Picture Book Authors
Do you need help with your manuscript?
Do you want to learn more about submission, editing, story development, pacing or writing styles?
Do you want to find out more about children’s publishing in general to see where your ideas might fit in?
Whatever you need to know, I can help!
“The most informative hour I’ve spent as an aspiring author so far! Caryl’s balanced approach of frank feedback and sincere encouragement left me feeling inspired, with a clear sense of what my manuscript needs to take it to the next level.”
My experience
I’ve published over 80 books for children aged 0-10 including picture books, baby books and young fiction. Some of them have won awards, or been recognised in other ways.
I’ve worked with lots of big publishers including Bloomsbury, Simon and Schuster, Hachette (Orchard, Hodder), Macmillan, Nosy Crow, , Walker and Scholastic.
As a result I have a pretty good idea how the industry works and what’s needed to get a book from manuscript to publication.
What’s on offer?
You can book a single session or multiple sessions over a number of weeks. Every session is all about you and your needs and goals. So we’ll work together to decide how best to use the time.
You can book as many or as few as you like and there are discounts if you book a block of sessions.
Sessions are all run on Zoom and can be daytime, evening or weekends.
“As a picture book writer looking to improve I would highly recommend mentoring sessions with Caryl Hart. Her comments were super comprehensive and insightful looking at all aspects of my project from plot, character arc, and emotional connection to the detail of use of language and sentence structure. Her knowledge of the current market was also hugely helpful. I came away feeling inspired and encouraged to make my story better!”
Booking your sessions is easy. Simply pay online and I’ll email you to agree a date and time.
What are you waiting for?
