Tomorrow, very early, I board a plane to NY. Now this may not seem like a big deal to most, but it’s one more step towards a goal I’ve been pursuing for a long time. I’ll meet my new editor, Howard Reeves, at Abrams/Amulet, attend the SCBWI conference and have dinner with the amazing Jessica Bian and her Ted. [...]
A photo of some of the pirate-wrtiers at Chelan Middle School after the Map Your Way into Story workshop. I’m hiding in the middle. Watch for their maps and stories here.
So what do editorial comments look like? First round. Lots of work to do.
Admit it. You love having the last word, especially if it is the perfect exit line. How many of us turn to the last page of a book and read that final sentence before we should? Here’s the goal. Write one last line a day, a last line that could end a short story or [...]