In case anyone out there has been holding on to a stand-alone fantasy novel that they’d love to submit to us, I wanted to point out that our submission guidelines have been updated. I have a particular interest in a new original high fantasy for upper middle grades, either as a stand-alone or a series … Read more
I’m flipping back and forth on TV between a documentary called Planet Twelve: The Secret Life of 12-Year-Olds which isn’t showing me any new secrets but is funny to watch all the same, and the beginning of The Return of the Musketeers, the opening scene of which begins with a closeup of a hand drawing … Read more
It fascinates me how much the editing process intertwines with the writing process. I like to write a little myself, and it’s clear to me that my talents run most clearly to the editing end of the process. I’m fine with that–it better be, if that’s how I make my living! When I write, It’s … Read more
When it’s published, that is. I’m just finishing up an edit on the first book in a new dark historical series for teen girls that comes out next year. I can’t tell you much more than that, except to say that it’s *good*. I love my job. I get to read fun books for a … Read more
In answer to . It’s been growing this last year, and hopefully will grow more this summer if I get to go to ALA. create your own personalized map of the USA or check out ourCalifornia travel guide I’ve only been to one country outside the U.S., and that’s Scotland–well, count the whole U.K., I … Read more
Forwarded to me by a friend at work. It does seem to be at least a stereotypical line between different kinds of writers. I can’t say, though, that I’ve ever heard a writer talk about the agony–more, the hard work of it. Writing is definitely hard work, as much as any other job. But he … Read more
My cats have been chasing each other around the house this morning, I suppose filled with spring fever. Well, they do this every day, so really I should just mark it down to them still being kittens, even though both of them look nearly grown. They’ve also recently discovered the fireplace, which to them must … Read more
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