Submissions for Peek & Critique are currently closed and the YouTube channel is not currently being updated.
However, all previous tutorials are still (and will always be) available!
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.
for more details about what I cover and how you can submit your work.
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!
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
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.
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.
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