Editorial Anonymous

I have friends (agented and unagented) who sold their first book and then received 10+ page editor revision notes, while others have revised...

I still can’t figure out what’s wrong with the opening line of my Best/Worst Pitch Contest submission. I’m not asking you to offer advice on...

EA, I will be attending a writer's conference that features a lengthy one-on-one critique session. The mentors at this conference are k...

Otherwise there would be more posts this weekend.

I have a cover letter I was hoping you’d post on your site with some of your witty (and constructive) feedback. Please let me know if this ...

Swear words used in context? My god, what next? What is the world coming to? Who will protect the purity of our children? Etc, etc. In ...

I am an illustrator just entering the children's book market. (Currently illustrating a new work with HarperCollins.) I have a blog of ...

A friend of mine recently attended a local SCBWI conference, where she had a paid critique session with an editorial assistant at a well-res...

I am a Canadian writer with a problem. I went online today to order US postage stamps for SASEs. However, USPS is no longer shipping US stam...

Avert your eyes! I know, you're sick to death of hearing people talk about Breaking Dawn . I can't believe I'm doing this myse...

Some links from the inestimable Ms. Reid : 1. Do you want to write some absolutely horrible one-sentence pitches? Maybe. Do you want to re...

Can animals talk to humans in stories and have the humans understand them? I have recently heard this concept is taboo and should never be i...

1. I was sitting in on an author's talk at a recent conference. The author in question (who is a darling) mentioned that she has a stan...

My question is this: What is the average word count for a memoir? What is too much? What is the word count (approx) that literay agents an...

Another question--is it the voice that distinguishes the two (commercial vs. literary)? Or is it everything together--voice, subject matter,...

NBA Star Ricky Pierce Bounces Into Children's Books With Release of First Title Sugar Land, TX, Feb 22, 2008 - Retired NBA star Ricky Pi...

Dan and Derrick's Prayer to the Troops Chicago, Mar 4, 2008 - In Dan and Derrick's Prayer to the Troops author Monalisa Okhilua deve...

New Children's Book - The Squirrel, the Worm and the Nut Trees Memphis, TN, Mar 5, 2008 - The Squirrel, the Worm and the Nut Trees is ...

Here we are, back at an old discussion in children's literature: the need --or lack thereof-- of morals in children's books. Not ...

Our current project: Finding a publisher for a Children’s Book about Gracie the Grasshopper and her friends. The story has 25 illustrations ...