Hello!
I'm turning to the kind folks of AW for advice again… hopefully someone here can help me!
I wrote a picture book manuscript, and I had originally intended it to be for a traditional 32-page picture book, but as I wrote the story it evolved and became longer and more detailed. But I feel like the detail is all part of the story, so I don't want to cut parts out to make it fit a word length mold.
I've submitted to a bunch of agents and have received responses, and none of them have commented on the length exactly (but I guess that could be the nature of form rejections), though they've said things like:
"it's very cute but not for me", and "your story is charming but unfortunately it's not the kind of thing we publish". But they are all saying that, so I don't know what to do and I feel like they're trying to let me down gently.
At 2500 words, maybe it's more of an early reader rather? It's not in chapters though, it's like a long flowing story that reads like a poem.
Is there a different genre that I should consider submitting in?
I'd love any advice you can give me
Thanks, and best wishes,
Joey
I'm turning to the kind folks of AW for advice again… hopefully someone here can help me!
I wrote a picture book manuscript, and I had originally intended it to be for a traditional 32-page picture book, but as I wrote the story it evolved and became longer and more detailed. But I feel like the detail is all part of the story, so I don't want to cut parts out to make it fit a word length mold.
I've submitted to a bunch of agents and have received responses, and none of them have commented on the length exactly (but I guess that could be the nature of form rejections), though they've said things like:
"it's very cute but not for me", and "your story is charming but unfortunately it's not the kind of thing we publish". But they are all saying that, so I don't know what to do and I feel like they're trying to let me down gently.
At 2500 words, maybe it's more of an early reader rather? It's not in chapters though, it's like a long flowing story that reads like a poem.
Is there a different genre that I should consider submitting in?
I'd love any advice you can give me
Thanks, and best wishes,
Joey