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You've been writing since a fairly young age, yes? Can you tell us a little about your earlier efforts? Have you always written fantasy?
I think so—all my serious efforts, anyway. My first attempt at a novel involved a gutsy princess with amnesia, and was written at summer camp when I was twelve, in a spiral notebook I kept under my bunk. But it wasn't until a few years later—when I was a
(Second in a occasional series featuring highly biased editorial book lovin'; spoilers ahoy.)
I first heard of Timothy and the Strong Pajamas by Viviane Schwarz when it showed up on Arthur's "Future Planning" list in the fall of 2006. "'Strong Pajamas'?" I said to Arthur. "What is that?"
He grinned and said, "It's a book Alison Green is publishing for Scholastic UK. You'll love it."
"Ooo-kay,
I wrote this essay a long time ago for a Scholastic promotional newsletter, and the permalink thus far has been on Arthur's blog, way down at the bottom of the page. But as I link to the essay from my books-I've-edited page on cherylklein.com (and I can never mention that URL without wanting to laugh), I'd like to have a more stable location for it, so I am reposting it here. Feel free to ignore
First in an occasional series, I hope, about the books I've edited, how they came to be, and, in my highly highly highly biased opinion, at least a few of the things that make them wonderful.
This book started when I stopped by my friend Rachel Griffiths's desk, something I do at least once a day. Rachel had just met with the agent Kendra Marcus, who represents a number of foreign publishers in
YAY, E! Great interview. Beautiful book!
Thanks for the great interview! Elizabeth, I love the concept behind your book and, of course, the title is just wonderful and intriguing. I'll make sure to buy a copy. Good luck on all your future projects.JonP.S. Cheryl, I think your website is trying to tell me something. The "word verification" was gnias. Either it thinks I'm a genius ... or a giant a$$.
Trust...that absolutely nails it for me. I read the first paragraph of CURSE and knew I was in for a fantastic story. So many layers of intrigue and creepinees, but stunningly beautiful the whole way through.I just can't shut up about this book, and I can't wait to see what Elizabeth does next. What a great interview, Cheryl!
Really fantastic interview, thank you both!(and thanks for linking to mine)
I'd been wondering about Elizabeth's research, really enjoyed learning more about that...Love the revision process tidbits as well, and oh, those dreams of that next project. :)