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Aug

26

2011

SCBWI LA 40th Anniversary Conference-Part 8

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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.

I was fascinated by him, both times I heard him speak.  Here were a couple things that stood out for me…
*I think you should be able to hunt lawyers. Ha!
*I tried to quit writing, but I couldn’t.  I love to write.
*If I had gone to Harvard, it never would have happened.
*Kill the television–read, read, read!!!
*TV is intellectual carbon monoxide, you think you’re breathing when you’re not.
*Read like a wolf eats.  Read what they tell you not to.
*It’s useless to write for adults.  Write for the children.
*Don’t write down, there’s no time.
I’d like to close this post by reminding everyone about the importance of reaching out and creating ripples.  And I would like to thank librarians everywhere.  Despite being under the appreciated, they change and save lives every single day.  Thank you.

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