Signing at ALA Midwinter!

And here are a few photos of my signing at ALA Midwinter. What a blast! The Blink, Zondervan team were rock stars. Seriously. I have no pics of me actually signing because I was too busy signing! Ha! 300 ARCS flew out of the booth. Plus there was an interview with the ALA Videographer and a snapshot taken for Librarian Wardrobe.

It was fabulous seeing all the YALSA Teens, librarians, and bloggers and their enthusiasm for Firstborn. I'm so thankful for the opportunity, and that I was blessed with health!

Chriscynethia Floyd, VP of Marketing, me, and Liane Worthington, Publicist

 

My beloved first editor and friend, Emma Dryden

New friend, author Joanna Marple

The hopping HarperCollins, Zondervan, Blink Booth!



Gorgeous, yes? Take flight, Firstborn!

Congrats to Emma Dryden, drydenbks

I'm so excited to share with everyone, my editor/friend's new venture. Just featured at PW Children's Bookshelf, Emma, quintessential editor, says this:

drydenbks offers

* freelance editorial and creative services to children's book authors, illustrators, agents and publishers;

* workshops and presentations on subjects pertaining to the children's book industry;

* consultancy services to administer direction and advice to authors, illustrators, editors, students, and anyone seeking to break into or expand their presence in the children's publishing arena.

A venture that results from my twenty-five years experience editing and publishing children's books, drydenbks continues the work about which I am so passionate: To help define, enrich and craft children's book authors' and illustrators' work to make it viable for the current marketplace.

Please visit www.drydenbks.com and become a fan at www.facebook.com/drydenbks.

Here's a big shoutout for her new beginning!

Cyn, Emma, and Elizabeth

The lovely author/blogger Cynthia Leitich Smith recently interviewed me about my fav editor and agent. Here's the link if you didn't catch my gushing over Emma Dryden and Elizabeth Harding.

I am so blessed to be surrounded by amazing women in our industry. Thanks, Cyn, Emma, and Elizabeth!