If you were wondering how I found an agent and a publisher for my novel, or want to know why I called it This is Not a Werewolf Story, or how my son made it impossible for me to give up, then here’s a short interview with the website that helped me organize the process. The story of how my novel found a home with Simon & Schuster’s Atheneum Books for Young Readers can be found at querytracker.net.
This is me before the skyperview. I was trying to figure out where the camera was so I didn’t end up talking to my own little picture in the corner for half an hour.
Here are a few questions the students at #TomeCon18 asked me. Since I pretty much talked everyone’s ear off already, I’m limiting myself to one word answers (you know, more or less).
A big thank you to the inspiring and thought-provoking students who showed up to spend time with me!
(psst : I am using Georgia font in their honor)
What is your least favorite character in This is Not a Werewolf Story? Vincent.
What is your favorite under-appreciated novel? Hmm. Still chewing on that one. I...
This is me before the skyperview. I was trying to figure out where the camera was so I didn’t end up talking to my own little picture in the corner for half an hour.
Here are a few questions the students at #TomeCon18 asked me. Since I pretty much talked everyone’s ear off already, I’m limiting myself to one word answers (you know, more or less).
A big thank you to the inspiring and thought-provoking students who showed up to spend time with me!
(psst : I am using Georgia font in their honor)
What is your least favorite character in This is Not a Werewolf Story? Vincent.
What is your favorite under-appreciated novel? Hmm. Still chewing on that one. I...
Best part of my job? Other than talking to kids on classroom visits or via Skype, it has to be seeing their artwork.
I know, it doesn’t really hold up to scrutiny, does it? I mean, as a battle cry, it’s got some flaws. It should be more like, “You’re the last person who will slam the door in my face”, right? Or, “I’ll show you!” But I’m not that confrontational. Ask my students. They’ve become accustomed to my long sighs and shrugs.
But it’s pretty much what I said to myself for a long time, every time, when an agent rejected another query for another novel. I’d yank up my yoga pants and think, this guy ain’t gonna be the one who gets to shoot this horse. And I’d take my tea and a bag of licorice and head upstairs and stare...
I know, it doesn’t really hold up to scrutiny, does it? I mean, as a battle cry, it’s got some flaws. It should be more like, “You’re the last person who will slam the door in my face”, right? Or, “I’ll show you!” But I’m not that confrontational. Ask my students. They’ve become accustomed to my long sighs and shrugs.
But it’s pretty much what I said to myself for a long time, every time, when an agent rejected another query for another novel. I’d yank up my yoga pants and think, this guy ain’t gonna be the one who gets to shoot this horse. And I’d take my tea and a bag of licorice and head upstairs and stare...
