Ever since I went freelance and started critiquing manuscripts directly for authors, I’ve had people submit their manuscripts to me via email. It’s easier, and I don’t have to worry about publishing my home address on the internet. However, I’ve always been an on-paper editor when it comes to the first developmental edit. When I’m … Read more
My desk is still groaning under the workload that I’m catching up on (finishing up another manuscript right now, about to send out the editorial letter, then on to more!), so I haven’t had much time to do much else. Hence the reason I haven’t posted in almost a week–not much to report. I’ll have … Read more
Galesburg, IL is a town I consider my second hometown–I went to elementary school there for several years, and my mom has lived there for most of her life. I’m actually from Galva, a little town about 1/2 hour from Galesburg, but I spent a lot of time in Galesburg growing up to visit my … Read more
This Wednesday (as in, two days from now) I’ll be speaking at the Salt Lake Public Library for the monthly SCBWI meeting. That’s at 7pm, at the 4th South main library. Topic of the evening is the state of YA and children’s fantasy and science fiction. In a couple of weeks I’ll speak in Layton, … Read more
A random thought that has occurred to me as I’ve done a number of critiques in the last few months: A lot of people say that grammar doesn’t matter because the editor fixes that anyway. Wrong. The voice of your book is shown in how the narrator uses grammar. Oh, a typo here or there … Read more
Readergirlz and Laurie Halse Anderson ([ljuser]halseanderson[/ljuser]) are celebrating Speak‘s 10th anniversary with a poem. Prepare with tissue before watching.
Featuring Utah writers Carol Lynch Williams, A.E. Cannon, and Shannon Hale, and Boston-area writer and graduate of Vermont College’s writing for children master’s program, Julie Berry, the Boston Globe explores why Mormons are writing–and getting published–in YA literature, especially fantasy.
“Nerd girls are the most underutilized romantic resource.” Indeed. In-deed.
I just hired an intern. Or “hired,” more like–she’s just doing this for the experience. But it’ll be great to have a little help every week with organization and reader reports. Also, my reading backlog is slowly clearing out this week and next–if I have something from you to consider for Tor, you should either … Read more
Had a great Christmas Eve with a friend watching the extended edition of The Two Towers, then slept in Christmas morning, opened the presents my grandma and sister had sent me (vintage Whitman’s candy tin! It’s so fun–my grandma’s been collecting them for years and decided to start giving them out to grandkids who might … Read more
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