WRITING MOVEMENT
A few weeks ago an interview with David Shields on the Colbert Report caught my attention. The...
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Author: Lisa Jahn-Clough
High Concept?
My agent told me recently that all novels need to be high concept these days. No longer can a mere coming-of-age novel cut it (i.e, sell it). According to her, high-concept does not mean it must have vampires, fallen angels or...
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Illustration
I went to an Illustrator’s event last night—Four famous illustrators talking about their work in...
Read MoreWHY THE %&#! NOT?
Since I have not been able to sell my last two picture books I’ve decided to bite the bullet and delve back into YA. Why not?I’m fifty pages in, and every time I get stuck I ask, “why not?” We are so conditioned (at least I am,...
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Mysterous Process
I think we may all be in agreement that the process of writing a book is strange and convoluted....
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