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A Cafe Chat with Sourcebooks Editor Kate Prosswimmer, by Lindsay Bandy
I’m so happy to introduce Kate Prosswimmer, our faculty editor for this year’s Pocono Retreat at the Highlights Foundation, May 4-6! Even though the manuscript critique deadline has passed, there is still room for you at the retreat. So sip … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Chat, Interviews, Uncategorized
Tagged 2018, after zero, Authors, becky albertalli, beyond the bright sea, character development, christina collins, editor pet peeves, editors, emily x.r. pan, fairy tale reform school, ijeoma oluo, Illustrators, jen calonita, Kate Prosswimmer, lady pancake & sir french toast, Lindsay Bandy, MG, middle grade fiction, neurodiversity, not quite narwhal, orphan island, PB, Picture Books, plot development, Pocono Retreat, simon vs. the homo sapiens agenda, so you want to talk about race, Sourcebooks, steampunk, switched, the astonishing color of after, the female of the species, the thing about jellyfish, voice, what editors are looking for, YA, young adult fiction
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Fictionary, Part 2: What Genre Do I Write? by Lori Ann Palma
When you start working on a story idea, categorizing it into a specific genre isn’t typically on your list of things to do. But when you go to craft a query letter, you’ll definitely need to place your work into … Continue reading
Posted in Genre Specifics, Submission Sense
Tagged Carly Watters, commercial fiction, cozy mystery, dystopian fiction, fantasy, high concept, horror, literary fiction, magical realism, MG genre, middle grade fiction, mystery, nathan bransford, psychological thriller, science fiction, Speculative, steampunk, thriller, upmarket fiction, YA genre, young adult fiction
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