Leave it to agent Mary Kole at KidLit.com to write one sentence that immediately claimed writing-mantra status for me: ” ‘Can’t’ ” is a four-letter word in fiction, when uttered by both character and writer.” (Boy, those quotes and apostrophe look WEIRD in blogtype!) I don’t know how many times I’ve said, “I CAN’T” when […]
Month: February 2012
Coming March 3: The Path to Publishing
Look out, Houston! ‘m going to be teaching “The Path to Publishing” at Rice University’s Glasscock School on Saturday, March 3. Here’s a quick preview on the school’s blog: We asked Cyndi a few questions about what she sees happening among would-be authors these days: What are the common misunderstandings people have about the publishing […]