![]() ![]() It wasn’t long after signing with Brent (maybe a week or two) that we went out on submission. By the end of the day, I had an offer for representation. I sent him another picture book, THE WISHING MACHINE (which will be published in 2023), and the first 15 pages of a YA novel. And within a matter of hours, he requested to see more of my work. My now-agent Brent Taylor slid into my DMs asking me to send the manuscript immediately. Bedazzle originally had a rival queen named Umbrella Shade (that’s the cut I miss the most).Ībout a month after having the initial idea, I pitched the book on Twitter during PitMad. The story was much grander in scale, seeing Wig fly through the streets of New York City and all the way to outer space! B.B. Those early drafts were long-over 750 words. Her warm reception to my first few drafts encouraged me to keep going. WIG was my first attempt at a picture book. lockhart) suggested that I experiment with forms, since I’d only written YA up to that point. JH: Thanks so much for having me, Laura! I first started writing BIG WIG (then titled WIG FLEW) in early 2018 when I was in my third semester at Hamline University’s MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults (MFAC) program. ![]() ![]() What did those early drafts look like, and what was the timeframe from your first draft to WIG going out on sub? LL: Welcome, Jonathan! To start out, tell us when you started writing BIG WIG. ![]()
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