i’m back from england!we had a lovely time visiting the love’sfamily, but altho we had a few mild days,it turned very cold near the end, whilewe were in london. i am not acclimatedto the cold and was convinced my earswould snap off my head. ha!
i did not do any writing work at allduring the trip. [...]
Category Archives: my agent
best new year’s day ever!
January 2, 2009 – 4:02 am
chat w/ bill contardi of brandt & hochman
October 27, 2008 – 6:22 am
when i see an email pop up in my inboxfrom agent bill, i smile. he always writeswith some sort of news in his succinct way,and often makes me laugh with his wit!
i did as much research as i could beforeand during the agent querying processabout the publishing industry, but it stilldidn’t prepare me entirely. when [...]
revise me
October 8, 2008 – 3:21 am
i’m purposefully not revisingtonight. spent about 4.5 hoursor so during the day on it. it’sgoing well, with a slight hitchyesterday in which i tried to negotiatewith virginia in regards to one ofher editorial comments. to my credit,it was the first time i tried toweasel out of anything (ha!),and it merely boiled down toa small misunderstanding.virginia [...]
getting started
June 4, 2008 – 10:55 pm
last night, i spent the majorityof my time in brush class paintingthe hero of my picture book. i havea clear scene of the beginning of thestory, and some others. but it isvery swiss cheese–surprisingly similarto my novel writing process.
with spirit bound, i saw the climaxof the story before i even knew whatthe entire tale [...]
spirit bound sold
May 27, 2008 – 4:13 pm
agent bill (i like how it sounds all fbi)said it was okay to share the news–but now, i’m a bit reluctant. as if sayingit out loud on the internet means it’llall fly away from me!but yes, it’s been a hectic two weeks.last thursday, i accepteda three book offer from greenwillow, animprint of harpercollins. my editorhad [...]