our stories, ourselves

Determining Our Own Value & Worth: It’s Valuable & Worth It!

Determining Our Own Value & Worth: It’s Valuable & Worth It!

logo by +grace lin My first job in publishing, as an Editorial Assistant, was with Random House Children's Books and a starting salary of $14,000. I became an Associate Editor with Margaret K. McElderry Books (an imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing) in 1990...

Listening, Learning, and Living Fully

Listening, Learning, and Living Fully

I am listening. I am learning. I am collaborating. I am fighting. I am convincing. I am yielding. I am angry. I am heartbroken. I am celebrating. I am mourning. I am proud. I am confiding. I am comforting. I am instigating. I am soothing. I am challenging fears. I am...

When a Dream Comes True

When a Dream Comes True

We feel cold but we don't mind it, because we will not come to harm. And if we wrapped up against the cold, we wouldn't feel other things, like the bright tingle of the stars, or the music of the aurora, or best of all the silky feeling of moonlight on our skin. It's...

Adjusting

Adjusting

Well, we've made our BIG move from New York City to Hope Street in Bristol, Rhode Island, and I've been learning what it takes to adjust.The dictionary defines "adjustment" as "the small alterations or movements made to achieve a desired fit, appearance, or result."...

Keep Going!

Keep Going!

If there's one directive I share with every client with whom I work, it's to keep going. I'm a firm believer in keeping going with one's writing, with one's vision, with one's goals, and with one's stories, no matter how difficult, how long, or how challenging...

Hope – Next Exit

Hope – Next Exit

"It must take courage to fly, to trust the wind to hold you as it lifts you away from all you've ever known. To know inside that you're heading where you're meant to go--even if you've never been there before." -- from HALF A CHANCE...

drydenbks LLC

drydenbks LLC: emma d dryden’s company offers editorial & publishing consultancy services to children’s book creators & producers. www.drydenbks.com