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Looking forward to Saturday's workshop!
Will using A.I. to grammar and spell check your manuscript make publishers frown? We may have an answer.
Read this and reader responses on DearEditor.com's post today: bit.ly/4s5e8sw
Good publishing news ⭐️📚
At the San Diego County Library in Vista this month. Fun!
A quick update on chapter book trends
Might co-author someday? Here’s a thing to know.
Cool! I answered 200 questions and found out my Top 5 Strengths. Clearly I was born to be an editor.
Guiding writers, supporting their growth & goals & pushing them to improve, digging into the techniques of writing and storytelling. It's all here. No wonder I still love what I do after 30 years.
Just plunked a hot chocolate bomb in my Santa mug of hot milk.
Who else had pie for breakfast today?
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Startled myself when perusing PW Children's Bookshelf newsletter and my face popped up. 🤣 So cool to get a writeup in PW.
Nestlé Coco in hot water v Nestlé Coco in hot milk. Verdict: both make me very happy.
Any day you get to say bug-a-boos is a good day. 🙌
Thats why I bake cookies! 😅
Yay! I get to make a chocolate-chips-in-a-ramekin toast to an author who heard back from the acquisition meeting: it’s a YES! ✨ Persistence ✨
Proud to be on the Way-Word Writers Podcast!
The nuances of revising a manuscript from the First draft to Final. youtu.be/Vy0LhenJHxg?...
I’m so sorry this happened
Ha - Talk about an accountability self-hack! Just saw this quote from Colleen Hoover in an Elle Magazine article that announces new books she's writing. "The more pressure there is on me, the more likely I will get them done," Hoover tells the magazine. "So print that s***t."🤣
Thanks, Lee. I sure try to be helpful!
This 90-minute, in-depth presentation will cover the latest acquisition trends, current market needs, the launch of several new imprints, plus industry-wide efforts to navigate economic forces, AI, and book banning. Hear key insights essential for anyone looking to sell a book in today’s market!
Writing a scary story? Three pitfalls to avoid, and ways to avoid them.
Jodie Benveniste sent me a candy bar with a copy of her fab new YA novel Everything’s Absolutely Fine. The protagonst told her to send me chocolate. 😅 A perk of editing a book is bonding with the characters!
How to EFFECTIVELY write Multiple POVs. Telling a story through several characters’ viewpoints CAN be tricky but it’s SO worth it when you get it right.
Lovely day for editing on the patio. #peaceful #focused
Editing in the living room while two of my college boys do their homework on either side of me. I am content. 🥰
Free Authors Guild Zoom TODAY Oct 16 3pm PT/ 6pm ET about the Anthropic Settlement.
Includes Q & A. If you cannot make it, they will have a recording. You don’t need to be a member:
authorsguild.org/event/anthro...
A “No” from one editor is not necessarily a “No” from ALL editors at that imprint, today at DearEditor.com: bit.ly/3KTDedc
A “No” from one editor is not necessarily a “No” from ALL editors at that imprint, today at DearEditor.com: bit.ly/3KTDedc
What to consider when deciding to use your middle name in your author name, today at DearEditor.com: bit.ly/3VQPGwM
Demystify rejection letters: Five common reasons for rejection letters in novels and picture books, with solutions to address these issues in revision.
Register: bit.ly/4pFFDIu
