Earlier this year, agent and author Miranda Paul gave a webinar called Trade Secrets: Ways to Make Your Picture Book Idea More Commercial. In this podcast episode, we dive into a few topics not covered in the webinar. (You can now get this outstanding webinar for 25% off! Click here.)

Here's what you'll discover in this episode: 

• What information you should pay attention to in those Publishers Weekly announcements
• What to consider when you notice a trend
• Why you should follow agents on social media
• A current gap in the market
• Why a universal theme is so important
• How your book can still be commercial—even if it's not high concept
• Topics that kids need in picture books
• What makes a book commercial
• What is Miranda looking for in submissions (when she opens for submissions again)