Case Cracked: Editing Mystery Novels
This post was originally posted on the Lee & Low blog. I’ve long been a fan of mysteries. Trixie Belden was my BFF as a third and fourth grader. Nancy Drew was another favorite. Veronica Mars updated the teen …
Tag: editing
What’s coming down the pipeline?
I’ve been talking a lot about Guadalupe Garcia McCall’s new book, Summer of the Mariposas, which we’ll be publishing at Tu this fall. Another thing coming out this fall that we’ll have more info about in the coming weeks is …
Quick review of the redesigned Pilot Precise V5 Extra Fine
In a sentence: WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY PEN?? I loved the old Precise V5s. Almost every editor I know who I’ve ever talked pens with loves the Precise V5. It’s got a fine enough tip to write between …
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Just what *does* an editor do all day? (Or, nibbled to death by ducks.)
I recently lamented that I had little blog fodder anymore—and of course I know you are all languishing to know what has been happening in my brain lately—and a friend suggested that I talk about the editorial process, because she …
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What I’m seeing in the submissions pile
Last week, as I was going through a pile of submissions, I was thinking about the kinds of submissions I’ve been seeing. Many of them work really well, and it’s made it hard to choose, in some ways. I’m working …
Trusting your editorial gut
I missed most of last night’s #yalitchat on Twitter, but I caught just a few pithy remarks from editors and writers that I wanted to share with you all. It pins down what I’ve been trying to articulate to myself …
Can you believe it’s been two months?
Spring is in the air. It’s been raining for the last several days, but it seems to be clearing up. While there hasn’t been much to post about, I’ve been quite busy behind the scenes. The nice thing about starting …
Cover art considerations
Justine Larbalestier’s new book, Liar, has been getting a lot of attention lately. When she first revealed the cover, I thought it was nice — striking image, interesting thing happening with the hair. But having never read the book, I …
Upcoming books by friends
For those of you who are RPG players or DMs, here’s a book for you. Back in April, I got the chance to line edit/copyedit X-treme Dungeon Mastery, a new book by bestselling fantasy author Tracy Hickman and his son, …
Another post on self-publishing
Today the #followreader conversation on Twitter covers self-publishing, and I just wrote this post to the Utah Children’s Writers list in answer to a similar question, so I’m reproducing it here for a wider audience: I think you could pretty …