My first book, Kids in the Biz, was picked up by a major publisher, Heinemann.  I had a wonderful experience with the New Hampshire company and had two editors there who were passionate about the line of theater books and craft of acting references they had grown.  A couple of years later, my main editor passed away, and the company announced they were retiring their line to focus on their educational catalog. While it was great being published by a powerhouse in my niche, the actual income … [Read more...]

Getting my young adult (YA) novel published has been a goal of mine since I wrote it back in 2005, but being an adult, my reading of literature in the genre has been limited to an occasional Harry Potter book. I picked up a few YA books at the bookstore to get a feel of how they are written and how to make my novel better. The first I have read is Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Among The Hidden is the first book in a series called The Shadow Children. The book introduces us … [Read more...]