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“Ask an Editor,” quarterly column for SCBWI’s Kite Tales

Recent articles

January 25, 2023

“What Makes a Character Have Agency?”


November 16, 2022

“All About NaNoWriMo”


April 13, 2022

“Revision and Voice”


January 19, 2022

“Word Count”


November 17, 2021

“Understanding Categories”


September 1, 2021

“Building an Author Brand”


May 5, 2021

"Traditional Publication with or without an Agent"


January 20, 2021  

“Critique Groups Today”


November 18, 2020

"The Difference Between Story Arc and Structure”


September 2, 2020

"Should I Be Querying Now?"


June 17, 2020

“The Difference Between a Comic Book and a Graphic Novel”


April 29, 2020

“Is It Historical Fiction or Narrative Nonfiction?”


January 29, 2020

“The Difference Between a Mentor Text and a Comp Title”


December 4, 2019

“Is Querying an Agent Different Than Querying a Publisher?”


September 25, 2019 

“What Does It Mean to Have a Book Optioned?”


June 19, 2019

“Writing Accents and Using Slang”


March 27, 2019

“What’s the Best Way to Find an Agent?”


December 19, 2018

“Rhyming Picture Book”


June 20, 2018

"Where Can I Find a Critique Group?"


March 30, 2018

"Should My Picture Book Have Page Breaks?"


December 13, 2017

"Query Letter and Cover Letter"


September 13, 2017

"What is Style? Recent Updates to The Chicago Manual of Style"


June 21, 2017

"Submissions to Agents"


March 29, 2017

"What is New Adult?"


July 8, 2016

"Why are Picture Books Printed Vertically?"


June 8, 2016

"Why are Picture Books 32 Pages?"

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