Deborah Halverson

Who else had pie for breakfast today?
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Startled myself when perusing PW Children's Bookshelf newsletter and my face popped up. 🤣 So cool to get a writeup in PW.

Nestlé Coco in hot water v Nestlé Coco in hot milk. Verdict: both make me very happy.

Any day you get to say bug-a-boos is a good day. 🙌

Thats why I bake cookies! 😅

Yay! I get to make a chocolate-chips-in-a-ramekin toast to an author who heard back from the acquisition meeting: it’s a YES! ✨ Persistence ✨

YouTube video by Way-Word Writers EPISODE 96 Unlocking the Secrets of Effective Revision with Editor & Author Deborah Halverson

Proud to be on the Way-Word Writers Podcast!
The nuances of revising a manuscript from the First draft to Final. youtu.be/Vy0LhenJHxg?...

I’m so sorry this happened

Ha - Talk about an accountability self-hack! Just saw this quote from Colleen Hoover in an Elle Magazine article that announces new books she's writing. "The more pressure there is on me, the more likely I will get them done," Hoover tells the magazine. "So print that s***t."🤣

Thanks, Lee. I sure try to be helpful!

This 90-minute, in-depth presentation will cover the latest acquisition trends, current market needs, the launch of several new imprints, plus industry-wide efforts to navigate economic forces, AI, and book banning. Hear key insights essential for anyone looking to sell a book in today’s market!

Writing a scary story? Three pitfalls to avoid, and ways to avoid them.

Jodie Benveniste sent me a candy bar with a copy of her fab new YA novel Everything’s Absolutely Fine. The protagonst told her to send me chocolate. 😅 A perk of editing a book is bonding with the characters!

How to EFFECTIVELY write Multiple POVs. Telling a story through several characters’ viewpoints CAN be tricky but it’s SO worth it when you get it right.

Lovely day for editing on the patio. #peaceful #focused

Editing in the living room while two of my college boys do their homework on either side of me. I am content. 🥰

Anthropic Settlement: What Authors Should Know - The Authors Guild Copyright holders recently secured preliminary approval of a $1.5 billion class settlement in the Bartz v. Anthropic case, in which authors Andrea Bartz, Kirk Johnson, and Charles Graeber led a class-...

Free Authors Guild Zoom TODAY Oct 16 3pm PT/ 6pm ET about the Anthropic Settlement.

Includes Q & A. If you cannot make it, they will have a recording. You don’t need to be a member:
authorsguild.org/event/anthro...

A “No” from one editor is not necessarily a “No” from ALL editors at that imprint, today at DearEditor.com: bit.ly/3KTDedc

A “No” from one editor is not necessarily a “No” from ALL editors at that imprint, today at DearEditor.com: bit.ly/3KTDedc

What to consider when deciding to use your middle name in your author name, today at DearEditor.com: bit.ly/3VQPGwM

Demystify rejection letters: Five common reasons for rejection letters in novels and picture books, with solutions to address these issues in revision.
Register: bit.ly/4pFFDIu

I totally agree. I love sending handwritten notes still.

Avoid over-explaining in your fiction with these four tips from DearEditor.com: bit.ly/4nFjR5U

Glad to be helpful, Dawn 😃

Writing Tip: Use your setting to reveal a character’s emotions and to force epiphanies. Choose it strategically and cleverly.

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Deborah Halverson @deborahhalverson.bsky.social
, Author and Freelance Editor, talk on Turning a "No" Into a "Yes" on Sept 27 on Zoom 2-4 PM. Replay available. Sign-up scbwi.org/events/San-d...

#scbwi #kidlit #childrensbooks #writingtips #kidlitart #WritingCommunity #kidlitcreators #childrensbook

What a delight to receive this postcard from an author I’m working with. Writers make the mail fun!

Anthropic AI Class Action: Important Information for Authors - The Authors Guild Earlier this summer, a federal court in California issued a major ruling in Bartz v. Anthropic, one of the copyright class action lawsuits involving AI. The court held that a trial should occur over w...

Authors: You may be part of this class action lawsuit against an AI company that pirates books to train its AI. Read the Author’s Guild explainer.

Thanks, Lee.

Use “big words” in YA fiction? The Editor shares her advice in today’s DearEditor.com post at bit.ly/45wkDdV