Archive for April, 2010
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
Teen Author Event — TONIGHT!
I am very excited to invite all Upstart Crow blog readers to a Teen Author event this evening that I’ve helped organize. The reading will feature our very own Yvonne Woon, whose debut novel Dead Beautiful will be published in September.
She will be joined by the fantastic Natalie Standiford (How To Say Goodbye In Robot), [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Announcements/Agency Biz, The Industry by Ted
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Operation Teen Book Drop
If you’re a young adult writer, reader, librarian, or merely a fan of books, you should be paying attention to the folks at Readergirlz, Guys Lit Wire, and YALSA. For Operation Teen Book Drop, these three great organizations are working to get 10,000 new books for teens into the hands of kids who may not [...]
7 Comments » - Posted in Inspiration by Chris
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Swoon At Your Own Risk
It’s always cause to celebrate when one of my clients’ books is released into the world.
But it’s extra special exciting to see an author grow. Sydney Salter’s newest book, Swoon At Your Own Risk, is now available from Harcourt. This is Sydney’s third book, and I have worked with her since the beginning of her [...]
9 Comments » - Posted in Announcements/Agency Biz, The Industry by Ted
Friday, April 2nd, 2010
On Patience
If there were a Ten Commandments of Publishing, “Thou Shalt Be Patient” would definitely fall somewhere between “Always Revise, Ye Children” and “Sippeth Much Coffee.” I don’t know how many times I’ve had to say “these things take time” or “we need to be patient” or “hey, what’s over there?” before bolting in the opposite [...]
