We’ll answer questions at the end

Do you have to be part of the Nevada chapter?

It’s for anyone who wants to participate. You don’t need to be in NV

Thank you Suzy and thank you everyone for this opportunity.

You must have a finished manuscript

Finished but not critiqued?

Your mentor should not be the second one to read your manuscript… they need to have been worked on and you’re stuck…

Hello. I’m in California. Does anyone edit children’s novels?

Jenny, the last we heard of you was how NF gets a bad rap and is not boring

I’m in Lake Tahoe!

I’m in SF - its been like living in a sci-fi novel today

Portland Oregon here

For everyone who couldn't hear me, I'm sorry! I am looking for 3 main things in mentees: Enthusiasm for your story, willingness to dive into learning storytelling practices, and a desire to grow as a writer and build your "toolkit," since above all I want to help you become a lifelong writer. I love building relationships (friendships!) with my mentees, and their characters tend to become my extended family. I hope this helps explain more about me! :)

Sounds wonderful, Jenny!

I am hefre

Hi, Sheryl! If you want to say what you are thinking about workshopping, feel free to write it!

I didn’t hear any of the mentors speak about PB?

Sheryl does picture books some non fiction. no dead animals yet author illustrator. I have several that are somewhere in the revision process. ! ready for submission 2 close some are a hot mess.

I agree with Patricia. I did not hear anything about picture books.

Oops… meant this for “all”: How many mentees are accepted into the program?

I write a range of picture books from funny to dealing with social issues such as food insecurity and global warming. I am totally ready to work and revise!!!

About picture books…. Most of the mentors haven’t published in that space, but that doesn’t mean we don’t understand it. We do. I can help with PBs if that’s your space. My first novel published because I submitted a PB to a Simon & Schuster editor, who didn’t do PBs, but loved the writing.

The program is about learning what’s important in whatever space you’re writing.

I have a NF pb I’ve just begun but never having written NF, I was wondering if mentor might guide story devt/research suggestions — but this means I don’t hv completed manuscript. Does that mean it’s not eligible?

@Patricia Frans You need a completed manuscript to participate in the program.

For Patricia… I’ve done NF books, but Jenny is probably your go-to.

What if we can not meet in person? Can we do this through zoom. I am part of the southern Breeze reagion but right now I am in Panama.

PS: I published 20 NF books for young readers before moving into fiction, so it works both ways.

My non fiction cross over from picture books to young readers.

I can absolutely help with research and development, for nonfiction of any kind!

@Jenny, do you accept like a proposal for your NF mentees?

For picture books, can we work on more than one?

Looking at the website, I don’t see deadlines for applying for the 2021 mentorship. Has that been decided yet?

Honestly,I'm afraid to fly yet

Me too

I'm with you BJ. It's all new these days

We won’t meet in person until it’s safe.

Nicey nice does not help mean is ok. lol

thanks for addressing that

Very good advice.

I have a question about beta reader vs. mentorship

Very insightful discussions

How many mentees does each mentor accept?

Silvia it's usually between 2 and three but depends on the year.

Thanks everyone!! Super helpful

Thank you everyone!!!

Thank you for this informational meeting.

Thank you all for this. What a great gathering and info!

Thank you and best wishes to everyone!

thank you so much!

Thanks for doing this. :)

thanks for your information I really enjoyed it

Thank you. This was really informative!

Suzy Sotelo

Thank you for this information

Last question: When is the earliest we can apply for the NV Mentorship program? Is it this month?

Thanks for your presentations. The program sounds fantastic. Jeanette K

Olivia, we don’t have a schedule yet. But when we do, we’ll be advertising the due date for the first pages/applications.

Thank you for this presentation. Much appreciated.