Deborah Halverson

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.
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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...

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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

A bus stop reminder to read, Downtown San Diego ❤️📚

Didn’t know there were geocaches on my favorite neighborhood walk! Nell Cross Beckerman was In town for an event for her book From Park to Playa and turned our walk into a treasure hunt with her geocaching app. I haven’t done that since my boys were little. Fun!

My son‘s patio chicken makes me laugh. Hangs out next to me while I edit in the cool evening.

Getting back to editing outdoors more often. A lovely day to be working on an MG novel in the quad at SDSU. Such a happy, light breeze.

So glad you find them helpful, Dakota. I love putting them together.

Yay! Glad to help!

I'm so glad you found it helpful, Sherry!

A writer asks if it’s true that you should submit 3 to 4 manuscripts at once to an agent so they know you’re productive. The Editor advises a better strategy in today’s post at bit.ly/3IjkyT5

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State of the Children's Book Market presentation done and dusted. Now off to find some chocolate!

Thank you, Mickey. 🥰 I'm so very glad you found it useful. You made my day!

He insisted on attending.

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I’m working hard to make it informative and useful for you, Danielle 🥰

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Veteran editor and author Deborah Halverson @deborahhalverson.bsky.social provides an up-to-the minute, comprehensive overview of the children's publishing industry and marketplace.

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Erin!! Hello. It's taken too long to focus here, but now I am. Yay

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