Editors+and+Authors

Karla Kuskin and Charlotte Zolotow Interview with Karla Kuskin. Charlotte goes through line by line and suggests changes.

http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/authors/experts/kuskin.asp

Karla's not outraged. She's grateful.

Interview with Levine: Editor of Harry Potter:

http://www.underdown.org/levine.htm

(There's a link on that interview that's an interview with J.K. Rowling. Read that.

Interview with Sendak. He mentions Ursula Nordstrom.

http://www.pbs.org/now/arts/sendak.html

What happens to your book after it's accepted: http://www.right-writing.com/insight-inside.html

A nice set of small press publishers and what they focus on:

http://fictionwriting.about.com/od/thebusinessofwriting/tp/smallPresses.htm

Great quote from Barry XYZ @ authors needing an editor.

http://www.viewfromheremagazine.com/2012/03/barry-cunningham-interview.html

Description of different kinds of editors: http://theeditorsblog.net/2011/02/01/duties-of-an-editor-how-editors-help-writers/

Patricia Polacco. Her edit makes her rewrite and rewrite until it's just right. http://www.patriciapolacco.com/author/work.html

Patricia Lee Gauch edited a lot of cool people and she talks about courage. She talks about new writing, innovative writing. Some great quotes at her website here:

http://patricialeegauch.com