Comments on: Welcome to Kidlit.com!

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:59:53 +0000

Enjoyed your lecture last night. You really explained the pulse of the children’s publishing world as it is now. You also showed great patience answering some of those questions. Thanks. Can’t wait for the next one.

By: shelley

shelley — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:31:55 +0000

“Ghosts, murders, mystery. Ghosts, ghosts, ghosts. Did I mention ghosts? I like them less old-fashioned-spook and more creepy-under-your-skin. A MG or YA with any of these 3 elements would be absolutely great!”

Have any examples of ghost stories that you especically liked/loved that were creepy-under-your-skin?

By: DaNae

DaNae — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:56:17 +0000

As someone who was at the conference. May I say you have some mad dancing skills.

By: Naomi Canale

Naomi Canale — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:02:09 +0000

Oops, I meant to post my above comment in the, “You just got an amazing blog award category.”

By: Naomi Canale

Naomi Canale — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:57:49 +0000

WOWSA!! You go girl =D BIG Congrats…go have a well deserved beer tonight and imagine your hand covered in beer as I give you a big cheers

By: shelley

shelley — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:55:28 +0000

I have a question–Not burning, thank goodness! Over on Verla’s board, I see a lot of questions and concern over age and how to apply that to what age level you are writing for. I have to confess, I don’t think about that too much, especially when I have a good premise, or great character. Do you, as an agent, pass on manuscripts that say they are written for YA, but you believe they are actually MG. Or, would you have a conversation with the author to see how strongly they felt about the age catagory.
Boy, I hope this makes sense. Thanks!

By: shelley

shelley — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:31:29 +0000

Congratulations on your recent sale to Flux–The book sound amazing–And, yes, I’m stalking you!

By: legitimate theater

legitimate theater — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:10:31 +0000

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By: shelley

shelley — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:47:12 +0000

Thanks for the quick response! It’s nice to know there is some room for “quiet.”

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:26:41 +0000

Shelley — Wouldn’t you know it, she’s my dream editor, too. It is a quiet story and that’s why, unfortunately, I think it missed out on getting the attention it deserves. Character-driven MG is a hard market. There’s room for it, of course, and the gems, like LOVE, AUBREY, will go on to sell, but it’s a tougher sell from the agent perspective than it was a few years ago. That doesn’t make me want to stop trying, though, because it’s one of my favorite types of stories.