agent Archives - Rhys Keller

Book Making Magic with Literary Agent Adria Goetz

Rhys Keller — Tue, 18 May 2021 15:32:39 +0000

Adria Goetz is no stranger to making magic in the publishing industry. Her many years of successful experience, insight, and talented cliental are well known. Book making magic is the essence in identifying great ideas, championing those ideas through the book making process, and delivering valuable stories to kids, families, and communities around the world. Literary Agent Adria Goetz shares perspectives and bares her soul in this eye-opening dive into her life as a book lover.

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When Picture Books Shine Editors Sign – Teams Tell All – Part 3

Rhys Keller — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 14:55:27 +0000

What makes a picture book stand out? How do you take a classic tradition, give it a modern twist, and turn it into a book an agent and editor will love? What can you do to add authenticity to a story and bridge the gap between the historic and the fanciful? Find out now from the wonderful cast of our third installment in the series, When Picture Books Shine Editors Sign - Teams Tell All, where author, agent, illustrator, and acquisition editor have pulled open the curtain for all of us.

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When Picture Books Shine Editors Sign – Teams Tell All – Part 2

Rhys Keller — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 14:55:29 +0000

What's it like creating a manuscript that grips an agent, sells an editor, and excites an illustrator? What does an acquisition editor look for when judging the many manuscripts they receive? Come behind the curtain again with a second installment of the series, When Picture Books Shine Editors Sign - Teams Tell All - Part 2! This time, we learn all about creating a hook-y book that delights readers with TASTE YOUR WORDS.

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When Picture Books Shine Editors Sign – Teams Tell All – Part 1

Rhys Keller — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:55:55 +0000

What makes a picture book shine? What separates a so-so story from a must have? What does an acquisition editor see in a great picture book manuscript? Picture book agents and editors are bombarded with manuscripts. Some are fresh twists on a classic idea. Others are revolutionary in every way. Yet, most picture book manuscripts never get off the ground if ever out of their author's head. Join along as we dive deep into picture books by interviewing recent picture book teams. We'll learn what made them shine and why the editor signed on the dotted line.

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