Editorial Anonymous

a blog of a children's book editor

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Series Potential? Seriously?

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When writing queries for chapter books, is it a good idea to mention "series potential" or plans for subsequent books? I know men...
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Friday, August 28, 2009

Why I Hate Inanimate Objects Almost as Much as Your Dog and Your Grandchild

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Before you write a story about a treehouse, from its beginnings as lumber through its nailing-together (ouch!) to its old age, after it has ...
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I Can't Think Straight on an Empty Stomach

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But in spite of being poor, starving, and driven to the brink of insanity by her job, INTERN still manages to have Insightful Thoughts about...
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Saturday, August 22, 2009

And Then the Sales Fairy Will Sprinkle Magic Sparkle Dust on My Book...

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I was wondering to what degree celebrity books are ghost written? Some are. It's a dead secret which ones. But it's a better bet, ...
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Aussie Power

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I am an unpublished YA writer from Australia and I want to eventually break into the American publishing market (by which I mean an American...
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Friday, August 21, 2009

The Kindness of Strangers

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Sneaky people have been nominating me for the BBAW awards . I feel very appreciated. And FYI, I would like a tiara when I win. (Congrats to...
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Sunday, August 9, 2009

My Work Doesn't Need a Broader Audience! If It's Good Enough for the Voices in My Head, Then It's Good Enough for You!

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Hi. I'm a minor mid-list writer. I've been assigned to an editor I'm finding impossible to work with. Is there any tactful way t...
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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Liar Gets a New Cover

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Thank goodness. Now everyone can go out and buy a great book by a fabulous author. (Though if I were Bloomsbury, I would be calling the cos...
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Were-Tigers Have Eaten My Head

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My question is, When should a writer approach licensing agents? Last month I got a small deal from a big house for a fantasy novel about wer...
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And the Minnetonka Salty Pickle Award Goes to....

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I just got my publicity questionnaire from a large house, and I noticed that it doesn't ask questions about specialized publications tha...
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

In Which I Form an "Opinion"

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If your publishing house acquired a debut novelist with radically ambitious marketing ideas (eg: corporate-sponsored book tour; alternate re...
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Saturday, August 1, 2009

Yes, We Have No Editors Today

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I just came back from the ALA conference and I'm still as confused as ever as to who does what and who talks to who in the world of publ...
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Monday, July 27, 2009

Give Me Your Tired, Your Confused, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Know What the F***'s Going On...

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In which you have questions... a lot of questions. Jeez, you have a lot of questions. Q1. Given these recessionary times, are nervous publi...
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Current Events in Steampunk

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I'm currently at the intern level, but have big dreams to enter the publishing industry after I graduate next spring. I subscribe to a f...
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Monday, July 20, 2009

This Week in Publisher Gossip: Untrustworthy Narrators and Publishers

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Let's say you have a book told in first person. The narrator describes herself as black, with very short hair, and is mistaken for a bo...
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Sunday, July 19, 2009

The Publishometer: How to tell whether a manuscript will be acquired

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I am an unpublished author trying desperately to be a published one. I feel I am a good writer and follow all the guidelines. I know publish...
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Friday, July 17, 2009

Stolen Ideas

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How Publishing Really Works is throwing an anti-plagiarism day today. Plagiarism is easy to spot and prosecute when actual wording has been...
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Reading: Not Such Hard Work

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I used to work in children's publishing and in the last few years have been in and out of the loop. I love children's books and alth...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

This Blog Makes Me Feel Lazy

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http://pimpmynovel.blogspot.com/
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Monday, July 13, 2009

Quick Answers (My Favorite Kind)

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I am embarrassed to be asking this, but I recently heard someone use a publishing term and realized I may have been pronouncing it incorrect...
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