Emma D. Dryden's guest appearances

Emma D. Dryden

Writing for Children

The Illustration Department Podcast

Chad Reynolds

Mohamed Danawi

David Katz

Kazu Kibuishi

Roz Chast

Greg Manchess

Cory Godbey

Barry Blitt

Betsy Peterschmidt

Charlie N. Holmberg

Floyd Cooper

Jean Dahlgren

Ben Zhu

Jess Brallier

Will Terry

OwlTail

Giuseppe Castellano talks to Emma D. Dryden—founder of drydenbks, a children’s editorial and publishing consultancy—about what it was like to work alongside one of the great children’s book editors of all time, Margaret K. McElderry; what led Emma to forming drydenbks, after an illustrious career as an editor and publisher; why we should separate our job title from our identity; why you CAN write children’s books in rhyme; and more.

Giuseppe Castellano talks to Emma D. Dryden—founder of drydenbks, a children’s editorial and publishing consultancy—about what it was like to work alongside one of the great children’s book editors of all time, Margaret K. McElderry; what led Emma to forming drydenbks, after an illustrious career as an editor and publisher; why we should separate our job title from our identity; why you CAN write children’s books in rhyme; and more.

AN INTERVIEW WITH EMMA D. DRYDEN Emma D. Dryden founded drydenbks LLC (www.drydenbks.com), a premiere children’s editorial &amp; publishing consultancy firm, after 25 years experience as editor and publisher of Margaret K. McElderry Books and Atheneum Books for Young Readers, imprints of Simon &amp; Schuster Children’s Publishing. We are thrilled to bring you her expertise on setting and world building in this month's interview. We talk about:  The best way to help your reader feel like they’re in your world without “telling” and creating prolonged descriptions. Great metaphors for emotions (and a way to show not tell). How to avoid cliched characters. What to do when readers tell you they’re not believing your character. The biggest mistakes Emma often sees when people are trying to set the stage.     Let a one-on-one mentor to help you write publishable work that agents and publishers are looking for! Get started here!

AN INTERVIEW WITH EMMA D. DRYDEN Emma D. Dryden founded drydenbks LLC (<a href="http://www.drydenbks.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.drydenbks.com</a>), a premiere children’s editorial &amp; publishing consultancy firm, after 25 years experience as editor and publisher of Margaret K. McElderry Books and Atheneum Books for Young Readers, imprints of Simon &amp; Schuster Children’s Publishing. We are thrilled to bring you her expertise on setting and world building in this month's interview. We talk about: <ul> <li>The best way to help your reader feel like they’re in your world without “telling” and creating prolonged descriptions.</li> <li>Great metaphors for emotions (and a way to show not tell).</li> <li>How to avoid cliched characters.</li> <li>What to do when readers tell you they’re not believing your character.</li> <li>The biggest mistakes Emma often sees when people are trying to set the stage.</li> </ul> Let a one-on-one mentor to help you write publishable work that agents and publishers are looking for! <a href="https://www.instituteforwriters.com/assessment/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Get started here!</a>

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