I have a very happy update! In the last week, I won a mini-mentorship with THE Kailei Pew and received my first-ever REQUEST from a Literary Agent. Woooooo! I was privileged to visit with Kailei via Zoom last week and she’s just as lovely as I’ve always known. She asked me to send her threeContinueContinue reading “Good News, Great News”
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Mourning What’s Lost
I told myself time and time again, self: you need to go write your monthly blog post. Now here we are: it’s July. Let me catch you up… In April, I had what turned out to be a very disappointing experience, personally, at the SCBWI Conference. I had a one on one with a literaryContinueContinue reading “Mourning What’s Lost”
Winner Winner Turkey Dinner
It’s been a pretty BIG MONTH for my writing journey! On November 2, I was named a WINNER of #FallWritingFrenzy 2022! WOOOOO! #FallWritingFrenzy has a special place in my heart because it was the very first writing contest I entered last year when I first began my true, full-time, not wandering aimlessly career in writing.ContinueContinue reading “Winner Winner Turkey Dinner”
#PBCritiqueFest 2022
It’s a beautifully rainy autumn morning and my hope continues gathering and pooling, like the sloshy puddles on our sidewalk. In querying, no news is still good news, in my opinion. Yet, new opportunities are falling upon me plentifully. #PBCritiqueFest is underway and I’m fully enveloped in promoting and lifting up the author participants whoContinueContinue reading “#PBCritiqueFest 2022”
Pepita: Vampire Puppy
Written by Jen Anyong Photo Credit: Sarah Pflug for Burst This entry was a manuscript that won the #FallWritingFrenzy contest in 2022! I decided to take it down, add even more Vampire Puppy fun, and began querying it. This piece went on to help me get my literary agent, was on submission for 14 months,ContinueContinue reading “Pepita: Vampire Puppy”
It’s My Blog Birthday!
Happy Birthday, My Pilgrimage to Publication! I’m so proud of you! I just checked my year of statistics, and I have to say, these efforts haven’t been for naught…at least not in my eyes! To celebrate, I’m going to reflect a bit on where I am now and what I HAVE achieved in this pastContinueContinue reading “It’s My Blog Birthday!”
Jen’s Ultimate List of #KidLit Resources
Featured Image: Four year old Jen being a total Gilligan in South Padre Island circa 1988. I’ve aimed for this blog to be a safe harbor for those seeking traditional publication, especially #kidlit creators. After years and years of navigating these rough waters, I’m giving myself a promotion… You can call me The Skipper, atContinueContinue reading “Jen’s Ultimate List of #KidLit Resources”
The Blessing
The pressure I feel to find success in this “extremely subjective” business hit it’s boiling point in early-May. I’d worn my brave face for weeks, but one especially wrenching rejection ahead of a HUGE contest announcement left me spiraling in the stakes that seemed higher-than-ever. On Mother’s Day, we went to church, where we sungContinueContinue reading “The Blessing”
Feelin’ Lucky
I woke up this morning to the best news I’ve received to date in my journey to publication! I am a Grand Prize Winner of #Storystorm! And I needed a win… But what does this all mean, Basil? Well, it means I’ve been paired with a literary agent who will take the time to lookContinueContinue reading “Feelin’ Lucky”
StoryStorm, 12×12, PBParty, Oh My!
It’s been an all-consuming January! Every free thought has been devoted to how can I get this year started off perfectly? StoryStorm headed up by Tara Lazar has been a joyful, daily reminder to keep ideas flowing and has introduced me to tons of Picture Book authors I didn’t know. All in all, a veryContinueContinue reading “StoryStorm, 12×12, PBParty, Oh My!”
My Pilgrimage to Publication and Beyond 