Apply for The Verge
When should you speak up? When should you let go? And how do you advocate for the heart of your story while maintaining strong professional relationships?
Rebecca has worked on 18 books with 12 editors and 15 illustrators across 11 different publishers, and she's spent years learning when to push back, when to compromise, and when to trust the process.
In this webinar, she'll share real-world experiences and practical insights to help you navigate the collaborative side of publishing with confidence.
Learn how to prepare for the “what’s your vision” conversation with an editor even before you land a book deal and why it is valuable to do so. In this session Rebecca will help you learn how to:
Because while picture books may begin with a single creator, bringing them to life is truly a team sport.
In this webinar, she'll share real-world experiences and practical insights to help you navigate the collaborative side of publishing with confidence.
Learn how to prepare for the “what’s your vision” conversation with an editor even before you land a book deal and why it is valuable to do so. In this session Rebecca will help you learn how to:
- Determine when feedback or changes are worth pushing back on and when they're not
- Communicate concerns and preferences professionally and effectively
- Navigate creative differences with editors and illustrators
- Balance advocacy for your vision with openness to collaboration
- Approach the publishing process as a productive member of the creative team
Because while picture books may begin with a single creator, bringing them to life is truly a team sport.
Once your picture book is acquired and an illustrator is assigned, it is no longer yours alone. Suddenly, you're part of a creative team—working alongside editors, illustrators, art directors, and others who all bring their own expertise and vision to the project. But what happens when those visions don't perfectly align with your own?
About Writing Barn Craft Webinars:
Industry professionals: authors, agents, editors, etc. facilitate these events. Price points are low and attendance is high, anywhere from 50-200+ attendees. Writing craft and industry engagement are explored. *REPLAYS are made available for all registrants 2 business days after the event and are available for a limited time.*
Rebecca Gardyn Levington is an award-winning children’s book author, poet, and journalist with a particular penchant for penning both playful and poignant picture books and poems – primarily in rhyme. Some of her many titles include FINDING FORGIVENESS (a Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable and PJ Library selection), WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW (a SCBWI Crystal Kite Honor winner and Northern Lights Book Award winner, which has been translated into nine languages), AFIKOMAN, WHERE’D YOU GO? A Passover Hide-And-Seek Adventure (a PJ Library selection which received a starred review from School Library Journal and was named one of the best holiday books of the year by both SLJ and the Association of Jewish Libraries), SOME DAYS I’M THE WIND (which received a Booklist starred review), and BRAINSTORM! (a Pennsylvania Readers’ Choice Award winner). Rebecca’s poems and articles have appeared in numerous anthologies, newspapers, and magazines. She lives with her family in Summit, NJ, where she enjoys bouncing on a mini-trampoline, playing Mah Jongg, and eating chocolate-peanut butter ice cream (although not usually at the same time!). Find out more and sign up for Rebecca’s monthly newsletter at www.RebeccaGardynLevington.com.
About Rebecca Gardyn Levington
