Let’s play the Glad Game
I wouldn’t really describe myself as an optimist, but I’m not pessimist, either. Tonight I was on a nostalgia trip, and TCM obliged me with both The Parent Trap and Pollyanna. And I think that we can all learn something …
Author: Stacy
Stacy Whitman is the publisher of Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books. She specializes in fantasy, mystery, and science fiction for children and young adults.
Let’s talk about marketing your book online
I was at an SCBWI conference a couple weeks ago at which they had a panel of newly published authors do a panel chat about how they got published, and the subject came up of websites and blogs. This is …
Tildrum wants *you*
To tell me about your favorite children’s book/publishing related websites. I so seldom actually look at my own front page that it took me until today to realize that not only did I have out of date links on the …
And on the brighter side
Anyone watching Heroes? I LOVE that Seth Green was the comic shop guy. “Best. Day. Ever.” Ha!
Wow. Just, wow.
It’s been quite a day for publishing, hasn’t it? If you haven’t seen the news about all the restructurings, layoffs, publishers walking off the job, and just general malaise, I figured I’d put together a Bad News Bears list for …
And these are the *college* students
My cousin just shared a link with me that I had to pass on–a professor who has been collecting the worst of the worst sentences from his students. • “The person was an innocent by standard, who just happened to …
SCBWI reception
I’m off to an SCBWI reception in Salt Lake City tonight, so if any of you will be there, look me up!
Guest interview: Sandra Tayler on self-publishing
From time to time on this blog, we’ve discussed self-publishing, and from those posts you would probably know that in general I’m against it, if you’re looking to make a living as a writer. The Eragons are far outweighed by the thousands …
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Jetting off
I’m taking a trip to New York City this week. I’m leaving on a redeye tomorrow night and staying through Saturday. It’s going to be a short little trip, but I’m excited to see the city again and see friends …