Falling in Love: An Editorial Perspective

[rj_anderson]

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.

Comments

[carbonelle.livejournal.com]

I shall! Very helpful advice.

[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

Totally unrelated to your post but I figured you might be interested

[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!

Re: Totally unrelated to your post but I figured you might be interested

[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!"

Re: Totally unrelated to your post but I figured you might be interested

[tybalt-quin.livejournal.com]

Heh.

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