Do you cheat on your writing and/or reading for children? How do you feel about that? For example, I have an adult text to read to prepare for a new job, a saint’s musings to pray through, and a Jasper Forde gift from a friend in my pile. Yet what did I curl up with [...]
Archive for June, 2011
Adult-ery
Posted in Uncategorized on June 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“You Don’t Count. You’re a Grown-Up.”
Posted in Uncategorized on June 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The lovely Jeanne Birdsall, author of the Penderwicks series, spoke recently at the Brookline Main Library. As the oldest big kid in the audience, I was heartened to see at least fifty young fans, including a healthy representation of boys! Birdsall demonstrated how best to give a presentation: have a conversation with the fans and [...]
Would a MS Sound Any Sweeter By Another Name?
Posted in Publishing, Writing on June 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Unequivocally, yes. Recently I spoke with the publisher at a small trade house. I brought up that “s”-word, which would be funny considering she’s a religious sister – if it were that “s”-word. But it was not. It was Slush. I, a writer, called those pre-published, unsolicited MSes, etc., slush. Because that was what I’d [...]
