Editorial Anonymous

Nathan Bransford breaks out his hammer and wallops this (ahem) "Ethicist". Go, Nathan!

Royalties on List The more common book royalty, this is a percentage of the list price. If you are earning a 10% list royalty on your nove...

Are there publicists who specialize in children's board books? If so can you list a few? There are publicists who specialize in children...

From Pimp My Novel.

I have a question about conference critiques. At our regional conferences, attendees can pay a little extra ($35) to have one of the editors...

but I've seen enough commentary online to know people need it spelled out. Thanks for the spelling, Nathan.

I am searching for information on how to submit/send a manuscript to a Publishing House(s). I have written a whimsical,magical Children...

I'm having a writer's identity crisis. Highlights accepted and will be publishing an easy reader story of mine, an editor is cons...

I'm curious of how the horror genre is holding up in the children's market. Is there room for another R.L. Stine, or is that era pas...

You have said never to call an editor to check on the status of your query or manuscript submission. Other editors and editorial assistants...

I have had published an epic historical novel which has received rave reviews, enjoyed time on the best seller list and has just been nomi...

My MG manuscript has been rejected by 30 agents (mostly at the query stage, but a handful at the full stage). The only agent who is excited...

I recently ran across a very strong "submit straight to editors" blog post. In the post, the writer argued that you should always...

A friend/colleague attended some vaguely hippie-sounding conference/retreat recently in California, where she ran into Gary Schmidt , who is...

From the consistently entertaining Rejectionist. I feel bad enough about being a bad blogger lately; why does le R have to rub it in with a...

Worried about you, EA‏ . Give us a sign if you have a chance. Still alive. I know, I'm being a bad blogger-- but a good editor. Getting...

Dear EA: I have become distressed by the frivolous lawsuits brought against J.K. Rowling (as well as Stephanie Meyer) whose only crime appea...

From the intern: http://internspills.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-which-being-kind-is-soooooo.html Hundreds of thousands of people want to be pub...

I have translated a wonderful children picture book from Hebrew that addresses social and emotional intelligence and compassionate communica...

When I submit a manuscript to an editor, is it a good idea to include my (children's book related) blog with my contact information? Is ...