Update: The giveaway is now closed, and winners have been chosen. To Find Out More About the Other Middle Grade Mentors… Just FYI in case that makes a difference to you.Īnd that’s it for now! If you have a contemporary, magical realism or mystery that you’d like to sub I hope you will consider me! *Due to time constraints, I may not be providing feedback to any submissions that I am passing on. I will also be available to answer questions and/or provide encouragement via email or Skype or both, whatever works best for you. But! I do recognize that this is YOUR book, and it’s up to you to make the final call on any suggestions I make. If you think your manuscript is perfect and aren’t willing to work hard, then I am not the mentor for you. Once you’ve had a chance to revise based upon my notes, you can submit your book to me a second time and I’ll do a second read through and provide another round of comments and editorial notes to tie up any lingering issues to get your book into the best shape possible. I will also provide an editorial letter addressing big picture issues such as plot, structure, pacing, character development, etc. To that end, I will read your manuscript and provide you with my reactions in real time as I read via track changes. If I end up mentoring you I would like our time together to mimic the relationship between an author and her/his editor as much as possible.

I realize my “Not For Me” list is pretty long, but I’m really clear about the type of manuscript I’d like to mentor this year, and I just want to make sure you are subbing to the mentors who are the best fit for you.ĪBSOLUTELY TRULY- Heather Vogel Frederick I am also a sucker for a manuscript with a really good “voice.” I tend to love books that are humorous and heartfelt, but I also love books that are more literary as well. I am looking for contemporary, magical realism, or for a good mystery.

Seeing Cinderella by Jenny Lundquist