PEEK & CRITQUE is an ongoing series of videos

in which I use your submitted work as a basis for more deeply exploring concepts taught in the Lyrical Language Lab online course. 

You do not need to have taken my course to participate. This service is open to ALL kidlit writers.

Watch the introductory video

for more details about what I cover and how you can submit your work.

free service for kidlit writers

peek & critique content includes...

language-level analysis and critique of your submissions

tutorials on the four main poetic meters

scansion practice

discussion of rhyme and rhyme crimes

mini-lessons on diction and lyrical prose

analysis and discussion of published books

and so much more!

what can you submit?

4-5 stanzas of your rhyming picture book manuscript

100 words of your prose manuscript (PB, MG, YA)

your general or specific questions about rhyme, meter, diction, or any other language-level concept

ready to join the fun?

Just fill out the form below and paste your excerpt, question, or suggestion into the field provided.

PLEASE NOTE

that there is nothing to “register” for and this form does not subscribe you to any course, service, or mailing list. It is simply a form to submit your work to me to be used on the public YouTube series Peek & Critique.

If you wish to be notified when new videos are posted, you need to subscribe directly to the YouTube channel.

peek & critique submission form

I will only contact you if I have questions about your submission.

important notice

Submitting work to Peek & Critique does not guarantee that your work will be featured in a teaching video, nor does it entitle you to personalized feedback of any kind. Selections will be made based on the needs/themes of the videos.

The box you checked on the submission form gives me permission to use your work ONLY in Peek & Critique YouTube videos, at my discretion. I do try to notify writers if/when I use their submissions.

A general copyright notice will be placed on all writing submissions and will be visible in the videos. You retain all rights to your submissions.

Your information is secure and will not be shared with third parties.

The email address you entered will ONLY be used if I have questions about your submission. It does NOT subscribe you to my Lyrical Language Lab newsletter list or any other email list. To subscribe to that list, please use the form at the bottom of this page.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!

thank you!

useful things

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my online Lyrical Language Lab course? Everything you need to know is on this page!

 

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before you submit your own work? 
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