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Cheryl Klein from Arthur A. Levine Books (yes, that Arthur Levine, the imprint of Scholastic that publishes HP) has just set up a web page with a couple of absolutely smashing outlines for talks she's given on what editors like herself look for in a manuscript, and what aspiring authors can do to improve their chances of selling a novel.

She does all this via an extended metaphor about falling in love, used in both outlines, which makes the information she's trying to convey not only entertaining, but memorable. I would have loved to hear her give these talks in person, but having them on the web is surely the next best thing...

  • Finding a Publisher and Falling in Love: A Convivial Comparison
  • The Rules of Engagement

    Go forth and enjoy.
  • Date: 2005-10-26 04:49 am (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] carbonelle.livejournal.com
    I shall! Very helpful advice.

    Date: 2005-10-26 06:38 am (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] izhilzha.livejournal.com
    Thank you for the links! Awesome advice--some new, and some very good to be reminded of. It didn't hurt that her example book in the second was was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. :-D
    From: [identity profile] tybalt-quin.livejournal.com
    in this story on the BBC website:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4381454.stm

    It's like Barty Crouch Snr -v- Barty Crouch Jnr, round II and in space!
    From: [identity profile] rj-anderson.livejournal.com
    It's like Barty Crouch Snr -v- Barty Crouch Jnr, round II and in space!

    Hee. And something about the above phrasing makes me want to end it with "They fight crime!"
    From: [identity profile] tybalt-quin.livejournal.com
    Heh.

    Disturbingly, I'm also seeing Rose as a House Elf in this scenario.

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