This is the best advice I have gotten on revising so far. So thanks to http://www.kidlit.com/ for the heads up! So here is the post. Feast your eyes upon it:
This came from brilliant YA author Laurie Halse Anderson’s Twitter yesterday, and I agree wholeheartedly:
Revision means throwing out the boring crap and making what’s left sound natural.
Let’s all mediate on that today!
A pen in never land (noun): a children's book author and aficionado of sorts who is dutifully dedicated to zany wit, splendidly ticklish words, whimsical over-the-top fun, imagination, and downright wonderful kidlit.Come along--"second star (I should probably say book) to the right and straight on til' morning," but don't be surprised if you never grow up!
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
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