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Crowe's Nest: Dianne: Writing a Series -- What I Didn’t Know
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An Agent and Her List Discuss Children's Books, Publishing and Beyond. Monday, June 30, 2014. Dianne: Writing a Series - What I Didn’t Know. Ever since the first book in my middle grade series released in April, people have been asking me if I’m excited about writing the next two books. When I tell them both books are already written, were in fact written before the first one even came out, they’re surprised. So am I. I had no idea it would happen that fast. I felt like this:. Get me off this crazy thing!
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Crowe's Nest: February 2015
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An Agent and Her List Discuss Children's Books, Publishing and Beyond. Tuesday, February 24, 2015. The Question Behind The Cipher. My second novel is out today. You don’t know how good it feels to say that. Scratch that—they are plenty of writers reading this blog, many of them familiar with the heady brew of pride, relief, and gratitude that comes with seeing your book on a physical shelf. They also know that when you start on the path toward that moment, the road ahead feels long and lonely. But it was...
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Crowe's Nest: October 2013
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An Agent and Her List Discuss Children's Books, Publishing and Beyond. Tuesday, October 15, 2013. Dianne: When Research Turns Up Nothing – And It’s a Good Thing. Caerleon, Wales - a Roman amphitheater. It’s tough when you travel to another continent for research and don’t get what you want. Ogmore-by-the-Sea, Wales - a 12th century castle. I thought he was going to take me to 5. Century Roman fort and amphitheater and the ruins of a 12. But when the guide saw that I was serious enough to hear the truth, ...
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Crowe's Nest: June 2014
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An Agent and Her List Discuss Children's Books, Publishing and Beyond. Monday, June 30, 2014. Dianne: Writing a Series - What I Didn’t Know. Ever since the first book in my middle grade series released in April, people have been asking me if I’m excited about writing the next two books. When I tell them both books are already written, were in fact written before the first one even came out, they’re surprised. So am I. I had no idea it would happen that fast. I felt like this:. Get me off this crazy thing!
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Crowe's Nest: Laura: Looking to the Past
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An Agent and Her List Discuss Children's Books, Publishing and Beyond. Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Laura: Looking to the Past. If you're reading this, you're probably a writer. Or know a writer. So maybe you can tell me: is there a writer out there who thrills to the sight of a blank page? Whose creative juices are goosed by a blinking cursor? If so, I don’t want to know about it. Take UNDER THE EGG, my first novel that comes out March 18. Theo's sidekick, Bodhi? My college roommate. Theo's grandfather?
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Crowe's Nest: March 2013
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An Agent and Her List Discuss Children's Books, Publishing and Beyond. Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Katie: The Story Behind A Girl Called Problem. I moved to Tanzania, East Africa, a few months after I graduated from college. Tanzania's there in dark orange- just below the equator. Me pounding rice. Yes, I know the glasses look a little silly- it was the 1990s. Within a few months I grew particularly close to one such kid. Like many Tanzanians, Modesta didn’t know her age, but she was probably abou...Modesta...
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Crowe's Nest: February 2014
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An Agent and Her List Discuss Children's Books, Publishing and Beyond. Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Lisa: On Quiet Novels. Hi, my name is Lisa and I love quiet novels. I love writing them, and I also love reading them. Am I in a group of a select few when it comes to this? Hold on to this thought, I'll come back to it in a minute. I've been thinking about quiet books after a writer told me she received a rejection letter that basically said, "I'm sorry, this is just too quiet.". No way. Not even close.
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Crowe's Nest: August 2014
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An Agent and Her List Discuss Children's Books, Publishing and Beyond. Friday, August 8, 2014. Kim: Donna Tartt is My Imaginary Friend. Or, How I Get Unstuck During Revision. When I’m revising a manuscript, I carry a book with me at all times. It bangs around in my bag, its corners wearing soft. It has oily fingerprints from wasabi peas. Friends do not ask to borrow it. I panic when it goes missing. Rumpled and stained, it’s like a beloved teddy bear. Which inspires me to keep searching for the fewest, m...
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Crowe's Nest: March 2014
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An Agent and Her List Discuss Children's Books, Publishing and Beyond. Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Laura: Looking to the Past. If you're reading this, you're probably a writer. Or know a writer. So maybe you can tell me: is there a writer out there who thrills to the sight of a blank page? Whose creative juices are goosed by a blinking cursor? If so, I don’t want to know about it. Take UNDER THE EGG, my first novel that comes out March 18. Theo's sidekick, Bodhi? My college roommate. Theo's grandfather?
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Crowe's Nest: The Road to Utopia,Iowa Was Paved With Rejection
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An Agent and Her List Discuss Children's Books, Publishing and Beyond. Tuesday, February 10, 2015. The Road to Utopia,Iowa Was Paved With Rejection. My YA novel, is being published by Candlewick Press today (FEB 10) and that’s a most excellent thing. I’m very grateful. But it almost didn’t happen. That is to say Utopia, Iowa’s. How many rejections did Utopia, Iowa, get? Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone- at least 11 rejections. (Bazillion copies sold). Obviously, no one knows for sure what people ...
