Mar 29, 2013 | writing craft and process
“I always find if you read fiction out loud you know what you have to change by what you stumble over.” – Alice Hoffman. As anyone who has worked with me knows, I’m a huge proponent of reading our manuscripts aloud. It’s critical...
Mar 22, 2013 | children's book publishing, writing craft and process
Publishers have backlist – the list of older books still available to the public, as opposed to titles newly published, called frontlist. Building a strong and reputable backlist has traditionally been seen as the way to produce a profitable publishing house. Backlist...
Mar 18, 2013 | children's book publishing, writing craft and process
Ingredients: – 2-12 dedicated authors (can be of different genres & formats; can be of same genre & format) – heaping doses of imagination – heaping doses of respect – heaping doses of sensitivity – liberal doses...
Mar 11, 2013 | children's book publishing
As hard as it is to believe three years have gone by since I put out my shingle, it’s entirely gratifying to be so busy and fulfilled by the work I love—by work that seems to be filling a need in the children’s book community. During these three years...