It’s Sunday! I’m diving in…
4 AGENTS VIEW THE CURRENT STATE OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Moderator-Brenda Bowen
BG-Barry Goldblatt
TW-Tina Wexler
WM- Marcia Wernick
TA-Tracey Adams
BG-Great voice is different for every agent, but every agent knows it when they see it.
BG-Nothing more satisfying to an agent then to sell a debut author’s work.
ALL-Publishers Marketplace can be deceptive and cause more heartache. Not a complete snap shot.
If you had a magic wand and could fix one thing about publishing what would it be?
TA-Publishing by committee, trust your editor.
TW-Higher royalties for ebooks.
BG-The end of semi-annual royalties.
Gary Paulsen-A WRITER’S UPSIDE-DOWN LIFE
I found this clip, which comes pretty close to giving you a taste of the best of Gary Paulsen. He’s a true story teller. Hearing him talk about his life is better than my retelling could ever be.