I hope you’re having a wonderful holiday season, filled with fun, family, friends, and lots of magical moments. To help make your holidays brighter, I’m offering some PB Fairy Godmother critique specials. Enjoy! 🙂
All written critiques include extensive overall comments with detailed feedback throughout the manuscript, pointing out strengths and showing how to make your story dazzle. Plus…good luck fairy dust!
If you include a Zoom, you can use that time for whatever will help you most. I’m happy to…
- Answer questions
- Brainstorm
- Read your revision out loud & give suggestions afterward (this has been so much fun and extremely productive)
- Chat about revision ideas and let you know which sounds the strongest
- Discuss potential agents or editors
- Give feedback on your dummy or illustration samples (if you have them)
- And of course, add another magical sprinkle of fairy dust to help your publishing dreams come true
Here are my biggest critique strengths:
- Streamlining (it’s one of my superpowers)
- Brainstorming
- Strong beginnings and endings
- Re-readability
- Pacing
- Having enough unique art bait
- Tension
- Language that sings
*This is for picture books in prose. I can critique your story itself and any issues I see in rhyme, but can’t scan to make sure it’s spot on. I’d be happy to suggest a rhyming pro if you need one. 🙂
Client Testimonials
Mindy has been mentoring me for only a few weeks and already I have made significant improvements in my writing. Her feedback is thorough with a great mixture of line edits, big picture suggestions, and positivity. She is quick about getting edits back and includes fantastic additional information and handouts that have brought my writing to the next level. I was feeling stuck in my querying journey and not sure if my writing was truly ready for submission, but working with Mindy has given my stories that special spark and given me the confidence to know my work is ready! Seriously, she is the best! ~Stephanie Flom
Working with Mindy was a game-changer. Her detailed feedback and thoughtful suggestions took my manuscript to a new level. I can’t wait to work with her again. ~Tisha Blackman
Raves from client e-mails that made me smile 🙂
Thank you so much! These are so thorough and the best critiques I have ever had!!! I can’t wait to dive into edits 🙂
Wow, oh wow! I feel so fortunate to have your fairy dust sprinkled all over my manuscript – it is gold!!
I continue to marvel at all of the GOLD fairy dust you sprinkled all over my manuscript and query letter! You are very thorough, clear in your explanations, and compassionate when giving constructive criticism. I am grateful, like one feels toward a surgeon who is empathic and skilled.
I received your critiques (with overall notes and line suggestions) and am so thankful for the feedback. It was very thoughtful and thorough –so much more than I ever expected. Now that I have a better direction on how to improve my manuscript, I’m ready to dive into edits. Thanks for all the help!
Holiday Bonus
Still $450 (worth over $700)
If you’re one of the first three to pay for the Upgraded Super-Start the New Year Right Rank 3 PB Manuscripts…you’ll receive one more picture book manuscript ranking plus overall notes and extensive line feedback and a query critique – so I’ll rank and give detailed feedback on 4 PBs total!
Here are my regular 2025 critique prices
Note: Prices will go up a bit in 2026. You can pay for a critique before the end of the year and send the manuscript/s to me when you’re ready to receive the current prices.
Have you achieved your 2025 picture book goals?
If you’re hoping to sneak in one or more new picture book drafts this year, I hope you’ll hop on the PBParty New Draft Challenge and Critique Train that runs through Saturday, December 20. When you write a shiny new draft and hop on the Critique Train Google doc, you’ll receive a critique from the passenger above you and give one to the passenger below you. Many writers have told me they’ve met new kidlit friends and trusted critique partners they continue to work with, which makes me SO happy!
Our Guest Crit Master for the Critique Train this month is PBParty’s amazing Ninja Superstar and judge, Sylvia Chen! Check out this interview with helpful tips for writing a new PB draft…and a generous giveaway in celebration of Sylvia’s newest picture book, Sparkles for Sunny.
Huge congrats, Sylvia! And thank you so much for everything you do for PBParty and the kidlit community.
Everyone can enter Sylvia’s giveaway…it’s not only for Critique Train passengers.
Note: I won’t be able to vote on any manuscripts I’ve critiqued for the PBParty contest…but I always have enough judges so we’re covered if one or more of us can’t vote because we’ve critiqued the manuscript, are close friends, or are in a critique group with you.
I can’t wait to hear from you and hopefully work together. I’m sending tons of good writing, revision, and illustrating vibes your way along with a puff of magical fairy dust. ✨✨
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