If you've missed these industry-related "chats" on Twitter (and yes, I am using air quotes here because actual chats using actual chat room technology are a better experience, people), you will love the transcripts Greg Pincus is posting on his site.Here's the link.Notice how the transcripts are getting longer as these things catch on. Apparently... Continue Reading →
SCBWI Oregon Retreat in Silver Falls
There's still room at this October retreat if you're itching to get away for a weekend to write, draw, network, improve your craft...and take naps.Many of the faculty there are familiar names up here: Laura McGee Kvasnosky, Kathryn O. Galbraith, and Mary K. Whittington. Other faculty are: Mary Kate Castellani, Associate Editor, Walker Books for... Continue Reading →
Good news abounds
Maureen McQuerry writes that she's signed a two-book deal with Abrams/ Amulet for publication in 2011 and 2012.And Holly Cupala has a publication date--June 22, 2010!--as well as spots on GoodReads and AuthorsNow. She's doing great work building her platform and audience before publication, so watch her at Brimstone Soup for a model of how... Continue Reading →
Book recommendation
I've been reading I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears, a collection of idioms and their origins by Jag Bhalla (published by National Geographic). It struck me that this is a useful little thing for writers.Bhalla's premise is that "languages make visible what's important to their users."The same goes for our characters. What expressions reveal... Continue Reading →
Building your online profile
Have you made your Google profile yet? It doesn't take long, and it's one more free way people who type your name into the search engine can find you.
What is this Steampunk thing?
Apparently it's the new trend in submissions. Novelist Arthur Slade gives his take:
Industry Moves
From Publishers Weekly: Jill Santopolo will join Penguin Young Readers Group as executive editor of Philomel Books, effective August 17. Most recently, she was senior editor with the Balzer & Bray imprint at HarperCollins Children's Books, and had held the same position with Laura Geringer Books. Authors she has worked with include Peter Abrahams, Laura... Continue Reading →
Are you a PAL? What that term means for you
Are you a PAL? Go check! You might need to act.In recent years, SCBWI has created a new membership level known as PAL, which stands for Published and Listed. It signifies that your work has been (or soon will be) published by a publisher or magazine that appears on one of SCBWI’s Market Survey lists,... Continue Reading →
What’s it like to be published?
Kimberlee Conway Ireton is seeking an agent for her YA novel, but has had a taste of publication in the adult market. How has it changed her life? Here's a portion of her blog post:When I got the contract to write my book two years ago, my husband teased me. “It’s like you’re in the... Continue Reading →