It’s always exciting to welcome a new book baby to the world, especially one birthed by a friend and critique partner. Such is the case with Shana Burg’s latest familial addition, LAUGH WITH THE MOON (Delacorte 2012.) Though I was only privvy to Shana’s earliest drafts of the book, before work schedules ate up… Read more »
A nice surprise flashed across my screen and into my mailbox this week. I’ve received a Letter of Merit from SCBWI in response to the 2012 Nonfiction Research Grant. *smiles* Back in February, I applied for the work-in-progress grant, hoping to nab the $2000 award to offset travel and other related research expenses related to the… Read more »
Holy Revelation, Batman! It’s a scene that conjures familiarity in our collective memories. A gray scale city nightscape that hints at danger. Suddenly, a beam of light is thrust skyward, cut with the unmistakable symbol of a bat. Fear not. Nearby, a winged figure will appear, a hero to fight injustice. Whether your recall… Read more »
Forty-four presidents have occupied The White House and all but a few have brought animals with them. PRESIDENTIAL PETS: THE WEIRD, WACKY, LITTLE, BIG, SCARY, STRANGE ANIMALS THAT HAVE LIVED IN THE WHITE HOUSE by Julia Moberg (Imagine! Publishing, 2012 – an imprint of Charlesbridge) introduces young readers to the furry and feathered friends of… Read more »
First, please introduce yourself, your editing background, and what drew you to children’s books. I’m Julia Moberg, and PRESIDENTIAL PETS is my second book. I have had the pleasure of working in the publishing world for the past 10 years. I started at a small company called Newmarket Press, where I worked as an publicity… Read more »
While de-cluttering my office space recently, I came across a couple stacks of old manuscript versions from two previous projects. As I thumbed through them, I was struck by the evolution of my own writing. These earlier drafts pre-date their own de-cluttering, the pairing down, the cleaning house, the revisions. I am somehow relieved… Read more »
There’s nothing like cheering on a friend as their new book baby is born to the world. Put your hands together to help celebrate the release of amazing books by four of my talented Austin friends. Click here to join the applause. Author Don Tate IT JES’ HAPPENED (Lee & Low Books, April 2012)… Read more »
For the past several months, I’ve been kicking myself for not doing a better job of maintaining my blog content. Then, I realized how much has happened in that time. There have been revisions for an editor, a newly celebrated agent alliance, multiple rewritings of an old as-yet-unsold project, and the research for and writing… Read more »
A visit to the Highlights editorial offices in Honesdale, PA I’ve just returned from my second Highlights Founder’s Workshop with a renewed vigor. Not that I was in a slump before hand but when I learned who was on faculty for this event, how could I pass up the opportunity? Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Elizabeth Partridge,… Read more »
I recently had a conversation with a friend about what questions to ask an agent when you finally get face-to-face or phone-to-phone time with one. Having recently been through the agent jungle, I know full well how intimidating the process is. Preparation starts long before “the call.” How to research literary agents? * Before you… Read more »
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