Enjoy a video presentation on ways to stay positive and keep moving forward in kidlit, despite the slow-moving nature of the industry and the many rejections that litter its path. Find out what necessities to put in your publishing emergency preparedness kit, and how it will help you stay on track.
Toward the end of 2025, I was invited to be a guest presenter for the first-ever virtual and in-person Midsouth Mindset Reset event for my local SCBWI chapter, Midsouth KY/TN. The event would be hosted in February 2026.
This free region-wide hybrid meetup was themed around wellness and designed to help writers and illustrators recharge, refuel, and refill their creative wells.
My presentation would focus on ways to stay positive in a slow-moving industry rife with rejection. Today, I’m sharing those tips with readers. Please enjoy this video, and I hope you will find some helpful takeaways!
P.S. If you are a children’s book writer or illustrator and are not currently a member of SCBWI, I highly recommend checking it out!