Just to be clear, I have a GREAT agent. And part of what makes her great is that she knows when to turn into a "No" machine.I started thinking about this after I read about how all Hades broke loose when some YA authors responded with passion to what they saw as unfair reviews. (Link to the bru-ha-ha here.)My agent, thankfully, saved me from myself multiple times when I felt … [Read more...] about When Your Agent Yells, “No!”
Writing
It’s a Twitter Chat!
Ever want to ask me or my editor about the process of writing and publishing Cleopatra's Moon? Now's your chance!AAL Books/Scholastic Senior Editor Cheryl Klein and I will be on a Twitter chat Monday, 11/14 at 12:30 EST to discuss writing, editing, and all manner of writerly things.Cheryl has the details at the bottom of this Q&A post about the novel on her blog. The … [Read more...] about It’s a Twitter Chat!
SCBWI Schmooze
Kara and her turtle; me and DQC; and Sally and her knit-doll after the panel. A big thank you to Cathy C. Hall and Debra Tiefel Mayhew for hosting me at the SCBWI Southern Breeze schmooze.I explained my somewhat convoluted path to publication and shared what I learned working with editors at AAL/Scholastic and Boyds Mill Press.The coolest part was being part of a "First … [Read more...] about SCBWI Schmooze
On Writing HIstorical Fiction: A Guest Post from Julie Chibbaro
Award-winning young adult author Julie Chibbaro has a knack for creating vidid, fascinating and intense worlds from eras long gone. Her first book, Redemption, took us to the harrowing wildness of the New World in the 1500s, while her latest--Deadly--takes us to New York in the early 1900's during a typhoid epidemic.Deadly has received a lot of attention, with The New York … [Read more...] about On Writing HIstorical Fiction: A Guest Post from Julie Chibbaro
Entertainment Weekly, the Decatur Book Festival and other Surprises
So I found out yesterday that Cleopatra's Moon made Entertainment Weekly e-zine's "Must Read" list for the week of August 22nd.What a surprise! Beyond exciting! Here's the link: http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20310286_20521465,00.html#21043406 There Selene is, sandwiched between the Coen brothers' Blue Ray collection and actor Paul Giamatti! Amazing.Jackson Pearce, me, … [Read more...] about Entertainment Weekly, the Decatur Book Festival and other Surprises
