Editorial Anonymous

For Nancy, who asked for more kittens on this blog: kittens. more kittens. and for Michael, who asked for more nudity: naked kittens. This b...

Can you believe this blog turns three years old in February? In blog years, that's what-- like, 50? And as much as this blog would like...

In terms of freedom of speech, which I support in every form: complain any way you want. In terms of smart career advice and behaving like a...

"Bloomsbury is ceasing to supply copies of the US edition of Magic Under Glass . The jacket design has caused offense and we apologize ...

Dear Bloomsbury, I don't understand you. Considering the quality of your fiction and the covers on your books, I have to guess you have...

Well, old and new. But time for some new colors!

If you write a book to help parents and kids deal with something everyone experiences (like bedtime), not everyone who experiences that thin...

http://www.bankstreet.edu/onlinecourses/tews681n.html Children's Book Publishing 101 TEWS 681N Ever wonder how a children's book get...

We had some fantastic contenders in the contest, but in the end, one in particular stood out for its exemplary combination of absurdity and ...

Winner for best cloud-sourced myth(s): It don't mater how bad you're speling or grammer is, or how illegibly formatted your submissi...

I read with great interest about Ally Condie’s recent 7-figure deal with Dutton. It has us aspiring writers all in a kerfuffle. In onlin...

Question: Is it better to be published by a small independent (real) publisher with little to no physical distribution (POD/ebook) or remai...

Is there an average number of copies a picture book needs to sell before it's considered a success? How about a MG or YA novel? Or can...

Hello, I have been writing a novella for a few months now. I did not intend for it to be a novella (I was actually not sure what I wanted i...

I read your recent entry about self-publishing (and the links therein) with some interest. I currently work as an editor at a vanity publish...

When the SCBWI newsletter reports that an editor has moved to a new company, I consider it worth approaching that editor with a Query, etc. ...

I read your blog regularly, and it's been a tremendous help to me in learning about the industry. I finally received an offer of represe...

I have self published 8 children's books. Three poetry anthologies and 5 chapter books. They have sold a total of 20,000 copies. The boo...

I've been struggling to get work published for a year now. Patience is not my strongest attribute, but this process has me improving rad...

I've donated a manuscript critique, but there's also jewelry and bath products and caramels and stuff. Go bid on something--even if...