tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post7180685482648690035..comments2024-03-28T02:36:55.037-04:00Comments on Brooklyn Arden: Status UpdatesCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972029478350879112noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-63729461782771233642011-02-12T04:33:20.822-05:002011-02-12T04:33:20.822-05:00I can't believe how much of this I just wasn&#...I can't believe how much of this I just wasn't aware of. Thank you for bringing more information to this topic for me. I'm truly grateful and really impressed.Health Newshttp://publichealths.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-45362938843790033022010-04-20T18:10:11.704-04:002010-04-20T18:10:11.704-04:00Cheryl, I don't remember how I first came acro...Cheryl, I don't remember how I first came across your blog, but you've been on my Google reader for some time now. I'm so excited to learn that you went to Carleton! I went to St. Olaf, and my boyfriend went to Carleton. Will you post anything of your speech on the blog? I wish I could attend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-91305564837709837572010-03-30T20:06:32.495-04:002010-03-30T20:06:32.495-04:00My dad went to Carleton! And I am, in fact, wearin...My dad went to Carleton! And I am, in fact, wearing a Carleton College sweatshirt right now. :)Madelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496854298866017814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-11241135410552957132010-03-30T10:28:10.763-04:002010-03-30T10:28:10.763-04:00I don't write children's books, but I'...I don't write children's books, but I'm rediscovering all the classics (and more) through the eyes of young kids. Beverly Cleary is my daughter's fave, plus anything Roald Dahl. My son is more of an Encyclopedia Brown follower.<br />I'll be sure to check your blog every now and again for any tips on YA and kids books.CraftyRichelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06336944366455337928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-83450050542257790082010-03-28T09:33:59.199-04:002010-03-28T09:33:59.199-04:00How international is the publishing industry cultu...How international is the publishing industry culturally? By that I mean the interchange of books/ideas across different cultures other than Western, and more specifically, American... One Australian author, Matthew Reilly, has commented that the reason why his first few books have American protagonists is because the American people only like to read about Americans. How true is this?<br /><br />I'm Australian, so I'm very interested to hear what an American thinks of their cultural dominance in many Western and non-Western countries.Kaitlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524964149266606987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-64506104884473262672010-03-28T08:06:20.888-04:002010-03-28T08:06:20.888-04:00I am glad you updated us on the progress of your b...I am glad you updated us on the progress of your book. I was just wondering how it was going. I can't wait to read it. I know it's going to be a great success hearing you speak and reading some of your other talks.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-76679894743341077212010-03-28T05:09:38.788-04:002010-03-28T05:09:38.788-04:00Great question, Patricia. I second it!Great question, Patricia. I second it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-1669619884992401442010-03-27T11:15:26.720-04:002010-03-27T11:15:26.720-04:00If you have rejected one genre manuscript from an ...If you have rejected one genre manuscript from an author, will you consider/read another genre manuscript from the same author?Patricia Nesbittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-30712314962066147812010-03-27T10:05:01.986-04:002010-03-27T10:05:01.986-04:00We pre-published writers think a great deal about ...We pre-published writers think a great deal about what makes a book good enough to publish, but that's such an insanely lofty goal that we sometimes lose sight of the fact that some published books are better than others. So.<br /><br />What, in your opinion, are some of the major differences between the run-of-the-mill published book and the stand-out-from-the-crowd published book? What do you see in books that get starred reviews, win awards, and/or become bestsellers, that you do not see in the rest?Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10930029414540447565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-19799534113331413462010-03-26T16:34:26.173-04:002010-03-26T16:34:26.173-04:00I don't have any questions due to my brain get...I don't have any questions due to my brain getting on a bus and leaving me for good. I will say that I ran into the Ray/Pec brain bowl team at the Savannah tournament a week or two ago and I was floored because they had only two people on the team. They held up well nevertheless. I tried to send them telepathic answers to help them out though it never works. The coach went to school with you but I could not tell you what her name was!Melinda R. Cordellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924404257237523106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-90180082060122110012010-03-26T14:11:34.056-04:002010-03-26T14:11:34.056-04:00Can you talk a little bit about the current pictur...Can you talk a little bit about the current picture book market? I know that is a pretty vague question, but I am curious, from an editor's point of view, about how hard it is to launch an new PB with an unknown author into the world right now, and if you think the market is likely to improve or not.Covingtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-31062840312280681272010-03-26T11:25:39.540-04:002010-03-26T11:25:39.540-04:00I have a question about the synopsis requirement o...I have a question about the synopsis requirement on your submission page. For a YA novel, what length of a synopsis makes you smile?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-49659618210689863662010-03-26T10:43:35.706-04:002010-03-26T10:43:35.706-04:00In a review for *House Rules* by Jodi Picoult, a c...In a review for *House Rules* by Jodi Picoult, a critic referred to Asperger's as the "disease du jour" (which shows some measure of ignorance since AS is not a disease.)<br /><br />There do seem to be a number of books, movies, TV shows, etc that have characters on the Autism Spectrum. When does the market become saturated? Is it like vampires (although I cringe to make the comparison) and there is room for more protagonists with different ways of being? How do publishers gauge which underlying topics have room left to explore and which do not?Elizabeth Langstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-1469569771067653432010-03-26T09:59:38.558-04:002010-03-26T09:59:38.558-04:00Sob, I remember when you were AT Carleton College!...Sob, I remember when you were AT Carleton College! :) Now look at you a successful and beautiful woman and editor!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717707372283581208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-42150231953255581362010-03-26T09:39:59.852-04:002010-03-26T09:39:59.852-04:00I've seen / heard some kidlit agents and edito...I've seen / heard some kidlit agents and editors asking for more magic realism on their desks. Are you seeing more of it in your SQUIDs and agented submissions, and do you think it'll become more popular on the shelves in the future?<br /><br />Also, bonus!: What's your favorite Sondheim song?<br /><br />Thanks!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106727966296537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-21538937850494848722010-03-26T08:26:26.956-04:002010-03-26T08:26:26.956-04:00If you were a writer, who had no other connection ...If <b>you</b> were a writer, who had no other connection to the publishing business and you had just completed re-re-re-re-writing your first novel and you were finally ready for submission...<br /><br />...and considering the current economic climate...<br /><br />...would you seek out an agent or focus on the publishing houses that accept queries from unagented writers? <br /><br />Thanks!Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436510596736487435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-56623301292622363672010-03-26T04:16:35.066-04:002010-03-26T04:16:35.066-04:00'Anonymii' makes me laugh. And sounds slig...'Anonymii' makes me laugh. And sounds slightly scary.Mrs. Pilkingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443662716537601907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-51962444630480265642010-03-26T02:05:00.069-04:002010-03-26T02:05:00.069-04:00I don't have one of the accounts that make me ...I don't have one of the accounts that make me not anonymous commenter, so I will ask a question just because I'm the second literal commenter as I write this, but knowing that technically you can't answer mine so I'm not wasting one of the other eight chances remaining for others:<br /><br />Cheryl, can you please please pretty please ask Ms Rowling to submit a manuscript - I'm not particularly fussed on the actual storyline because anything she writes will appeal - so you can commence the editorial process and I get to purchase in a few months. LOL <br /><br />Char (see, I'm not really anonymous)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-19282405863231537802010-03-26T01:16:31.522-04:002010-03-26T01:16:31.522-04:00Here's a question for you, flaky, soggy, or ho...Here's a question for you, flaky, soggy, or however you may be: in the submission/publication process, how important do you think a personal connection between editor and manuscript is to the overall success of the project? Not only to acceptance (I assume that's an essential first step!), but to the crafting of a lasting work of which both author and editor can be proud?<br /><br />Thanks--and best of luck with your many upcoming projects!Portia Penningtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768671385624440122noreply@blogger.com