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- August 4th, 2010, 12:33 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Trend: the acknowledgments page
- Replies: 33
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Re: Trend: the acknowledgments page
Until I got interested in writing, I never even looked at an Acknowledgments Page. Why would I, when I knew I wasn't going to be on it? To me, an Acknowledgements Page was between the author and his "peeps" and had nothing to do with me. It had also never crossed my mind that someone might...
- December 7th, 2009, 10:07 pm
- Forum: Ask Nathan
- Topic: Old Ask Nathan Thread
- Replies: 793
- Views: 409013
Re: Ask Nathan
I've just finished a YA novel that both my UCLA writing teacher and a free-lance editor with 20 years of children's publishing experience tell me is very good and ready to send out for queries. The problem: I'm a female author with a male protagonist in my story. I was told recently that even though...
- December 7th, 2009, 7:31 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Post Your Favourites
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15412
Re: Post Your Favourites
Don't miss Peter Cameron's Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You. One of the most interesting male protagonists I've met in a long time, and the voice! It's a pleasure to read. I was even motivated to write a fan letter -- a rare occurrence -- and I got this really sweet reply.
- December 7th, 2009, 7:19 pm
- Forum: Ask Nathan
- Topic: Old Ask Nathan Thread
- Replies: 793
- Views: 409013
Re: Ask Nathan
Hi Nathan: I'm enjoying your blog -- a new discovery of mine. A couple of questions: 1) In deciding whether to represent an author, do you sometimes get a second opinion on the manscript, e.g ask a colleague to read it, too? 2) Do you include authors in the process of choosing to whom and how you're...