“Don’t tell me what I want to hear. Tell me what is intolerable to bear alone that we must hide it in a story.” – Libba Bray In all her guts, glory, humor, and wisdom the fabulous and charismatic Libba Bray spoke at the 2011 LA SCBWI Conference. During her keynote speech she shared the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Revision’
Quote of the Week: Annie Dillard
Posted in Quote of the Week, tagged Quotes, Revision on March 30, 2011 | 3 Comments »
“On plenty of days the writer can write three or four pages, and on plenty of other days he concludes he must throw them away.” ~ Annie Dillard Annie Dillard is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author. She is best known for her narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction. She has published two novels, poetry, essays, prose, [...]
What I Learned from Assistant Editor Sara Sargent
Posted in Editor Advice, tagged Critiques, Revision on July 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A few days ago I spoke about what I learned from editor Jessica Garrison (Dial Books), at the SCBWI 2010 NY Writer’s Intensive. Today I’ll share what I learned from my second critique with assistant editor Sara Sargent. In case you didn’t read the previous post, at the event authors were given the opportunity to [...]
What I Learned from Editor Jessica Garrison
Posted in Editor Advice, tagged Critiques, Revision on July 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I participated in the 2010 NY SCBWI Writer’s Intensive. This is a great opportunity where authors get to sit down at a round table with an Editor and get feedback on the first 500 words of his/her manuscript. The neat thing about this type of set-up is not only do you get personal feedback, but [...]
Just Listen: Getting a Professional Critique
Posted in Editor Advice, tagged Critiques, Revision on June 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A lot of conferences offer special opportunities to have your work read by an agent or editor. This exciting opportunity can be invaluable, but it can also be nerve wracking and in some cases down-right confusing. How much weight do you give one person’s opinion? What if you get conflicting feedback? What if they don’t like it? To settle [...]
What Now? Revision.
Posted in Editor Advice, tagged Revision on June 16, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Editor Jordan Brown loves revision. This is his job! It’s his job to help an author get his/her vision onto the page. By speaking at the 2009 SCBWI Conference Brown hopes he can also help all of you (would-be authors) to discover your own vision. So if you’re ready to get down to the nitty-gritty of revision – read on! “Sometimes you [...]
Quote of the Week: Sarah Davies
Posted in Agent Advice, Quote of the Week, tagged Agents, Quotes, Revision on April 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“There is more reward in fighting through the pain of revision than giving up and starting something new.” – Sarah Davies Sarah Davies is an agent at Greenhouse Literary, who represents and manages the careers of authors writing fiction for children, from young chapter-book series through middle grade novels to sophisticated teen fiction. Her clients [...]
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I am a YA writer, children's illustrator, and self-proclaimed conference junkie! I'm currently earning my MFA in writing for children at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. As a student, art teacher and avid note taker, I created this blog to share what I've been learning about the writing and publishing industry! I also love polka-dots, monsters, and baking.Note Catagories
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