News, Notes Inside Info from a Children s Book Author
Somewhere between the first blush of inspiration and the final published book, there s the announcement. Agents, in particular, love the announcement. It s the best advertisement they can feature. Because if you can sell a James Preller book, you can sell anything! This ran in
Today I handed in my first draft story map for an upcoming Choose-Your-Own-Adventure, tentatively titled, The Slime Machine. I believe it s scheduled for Fall, 2027. You d think that writing a book would involve words, not numbers, but ho-ho-ho. Where d you ever get
I had the great pleasure of seeing The Outsiders on Broadway last night. I enjoyed it even more than I expected. The stagecraft, choreography, and youthful vitality were especially impressive. It hones close to the original book. And, of course, I loved the novel
I first met Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen at a publishing dinner hosted by Macmillan at an ALA conference in Chicago. This must have been about 10 years ago. Since that time, we ve kept in touch and, yes, mostly commiserated with each about publishing in general and
Books take forever and the waiting is *not* the hardest part. Just for fun, Audrey Vernick and I started writing together about 10 years ago we bonded over our love of James Marshall s George and Martha books. We worked on and off and,