In today's episode, we take a look at a very popular book that was published by Lewis Carroll On This Day in Literary History. Then, Kat chats with PB, YA, and Adult author MK Brownlow about: Having an all-agent agent Being an author/illustrator vs one or the other Illustrating a book for American Idol contestant and musician Crystal Bauersocks How the publishing aspect works for picture books Getting stuck on her YA novel for a decade and how she got out of it Staying in the right mindset for each genre you’re writing in Nailing the voice for YA characters Getting writing time in as a stay-at-home-mom How she got her agent Advice for the query trenches Including illustrator notes (or art notes) in a picture book query letter What a book dummy is You can connect with Michelle on Twitter @MK_Brownlow, Instagram @mk_brownlow_author, and her website at michellekemperbrownlow.blogspot.com. Kat is on Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites are www.kathleenfoxx.com www.foxxeditorial.com and www.moodpitch.org For guest inquiries: please fill out this form. Please note interview bookings are now full until September 2023. To submit a question to be answered on the podcast, please fill out this form. To recommend a book, or to give a shoutout to someone who helped you immensely on your path to publication, record a short voice memo and email it to [email protected], and I'll air it on the pod! More details on my website here. Signup for my newsletter here. Music in this episode: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (uppbeats.io). Lit Hist segment: Head Up by Sixteen Wheelers, The Best Way Out is Through by Trevor Kowalski, Gaze Into the Mirror by The Fly Guy Five, and Lucky Guess by Trevor Kowalski.