kt literary author S. Terrell French has a fantastic new website up for her debut novel Operation Redwood, which Amulet Books will publish in April 2009, for Earth Day.
All right, gang, here’s the final round of answers to JenFW’s question: When editors search the internet for further info about a potential author, what are some things that make an impression, good or bad?
More on my continuing mission to bring you all the answers you ever wanted from all the editors I dared to ask.
Happy Monday, all! I managed to get a cold this weekend, but I’m soldiering on, and still hoping to get caught up on queries REAL SOON. Thanks again for your patience. But let’s move on to the exciting stuff! JenFW wanted to know: When editors search the internet for further info about a potential author, what are some things that make an impression, good or bad?
Jen asked on my post yesterday if I’d brought a camera on my trip to NYC, and though I have, I’m not toting it around during my meetings. Why? Because they all look like this — cups of coffee or tea or hot chocolate and conversation. There’s not all that much to see. Yes, sure, I do occasionally take meetings with editors in their offices, but think about where you spend most of your day, or what your work space looks lie — would you really want someone coming in and taking a picture of it to post on the internets?
