Editorial Anonymous

I'm a nearly brand new graduate planning to take a publishing course next year. I'm very excited about this, and have been idly day-...

In your opinion, what is the best site to find out about local conferences and conventions (children's of course)? Which is your favo...

Why is it that cover art (meaning not photographs) is getting less popular? Personally, I find that I'm less likely to get a book if it...

I'm working on a series of children's books -- 3 are finished, 3 in 'final draft' and ideas/outlines for 3 more are done. I...

Say a person has a fun middle grade book, but decided to break it into many picture books instead. Both make the author happy. The author is...

For those of you who deplored my use of the f-word earlier, this article may be a little tough to get through . But it is such good advice....

Crocodile Creek, MerryMakers, Inc., and Manhattan Toy Company design plush toys for children’s book publishers. When do publishers decide t...

What exactly does an editor mean when he/she says they are looking for "high concept" picture books? Basically, it means she wants...

If I sent a submission to a publisher and they liked my work and wanted the whole manuscript, is it necessary for me to send a self addres...

I am in love with a specific show ( which shall not be named) and wrote a script for it. I understand that it is not acceptable to create a ...

It's overwhelming, isn't it? And so exciting! After all the work and hope and despair and sweat and tears and despair and booze an...

I know you love your agent blogs. But have you seen this one ? It's at the Absolute Write Water Cooler, so *technically* it isn't ...

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

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 ...

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...

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, ...

I am an unpublished YA writer from Australia and I want to eventually break into the American publishing market (by which I mean an American...

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...

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...

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...