Editorial Anonymous

Posts will resume January 1. Thanks for all the concern and well-wishing. Happy New Year!

Perhaps you know Deborah Wiles from her moving picture books Freedom Summer and One Wide Sky , or her utterly charming novels Love Ruby Lav...

Curiously, like racism! Except racism is more like the ugly, stupid, festering toad that you just can't squash no matter how many times...

I have finished a novel and think it's ready to go out to some agents. My question may not pertain to a lot of your readers, but I val...

I am an aspiring author illustrator. My question is: for a first timer, how finished does the dummy have to be? I would expect more than t...

I have one of those etiquette questions for you. Let’s say I have a beta reader who is a published author. If I submit to their agent/edito...

Adam Rex and his friends are... what's the word? Maybe there should be a new word for this.

I was shown a Dr. Seuss book on the iPad and had to wonder at the possibilities. As an illustrator I'm attempting to prepare for this ...

The question that I have is about query letters. I know that you need to put in any published work that you have. My question is, what real...

If I've written a YA novel over 100,000 words, will agents/publishers reject it right out simply because of word length before even rea...

I am an aspiring illustrator I am currently putting together a portfolio. Over the past few years I have painted a a few murals in childr...

What are your expectations toward agents who have submitted a manuscript to you? I didn’t have one for my country because authors approach t...

I have submitted an unsolicited picture-book manuscript to a house that accepts these (with a policy of no reply unless there is interest). ...

ok, so im really confused i dont know how to become a professional writer and yes i know my spelling isnt the best, or my grammer but i thin...

Is it ever worthwhile to de-quirk a novel? My book has one seriously odd character: a home-schooled narrator. The consensus among replying a...

Just once, I would like to see a reviewer say, "This book was a worthy effort by the author and designer, but was ruined by the publish...

You may know Adam Rex from his alien-invasion novel The True Meaning of Smekday (which wins for most hilarious alien) . Or from his bestsel...

From the intern over at Bookends Lit. She's right! The editors and agents who are Established and Experienced and who you Really Want t...

Brenda Bowen ( www.bowenpress.blogspot.com ) visited us at Dreamworks studios today. She shared her brilliant insight on how to get childr...

I am in the process of submitting my manuscript for my second children's picture book to agents. I got a solid referral to a high-profil...