Deborah Halverson

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Deborah at Big Sur Children’s Writers Workshop

February 9, 2024

I’m honored to be up in Monterey, California, today, on the faculty of this year’s Big Sur Children’s Writers Workshop. Hosted by Andrea Brown Literary Agency, this three-day workshop “brings top tier professionals together with both beginner and seasoned writers.” Writers mingle and discuss their works with editors, agents, and published authors and attend small group […]

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Listen to Me on the How Writers Write Podcast

May 10, 2023

If I’m not listening to audiobooks, I’m listening to podcasts. The How Writers Write podcast is a fabulous one, and I was honored to be interviewed on it. We talked YA fiction, establishing productive writing routines, and getting yourself unstuck when writers block strikes. What fun to dig into the at-your-desk (or not!) details of […]

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Deborah on SCBWI Podcast

May 1, 2023

I’m honored to be the featured guest for a great conversation with SCBWI Podcast host Theo Baker in the episode “From Slush Pile to Stand Out Manuscript with Deborah Halverson.” We got into the nitty-gritty of my editorial approach, the challenges and joys of writing, and my journey in publishing. You can listen to the […]

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Me, Being Brave

December 25, 2022

I’m most comfortable stepping into the greater world via words on a page. But in these days of Zoom webinars, social media, and ubiquitous phone cameras, it’s probably inevitable that I would push the boundaries of my comfort zone. And so I have: I’ve started creating quick videos of craft tips and my DearEditor.com Q&As. […]

Filed Under: Adventures in Writing Tagged With: Christmas stories, DearEditor.com, Deborah Halverson, writing advice

Editing and Writing to the Beat

November 16, 2022

I had a spectacular #MobileEditing office today! I set myself up at the Rady Shell at San Diego Bay during the San Diego Symphony’s open rehearsals. I edited a picture book AND revised two chapters of my own WIP. I know some folks would be distracted by the glorious music that swirled around me. I […]

Filed Under: Adventures in Writing, The Adventure Called Life Tagged With: Deborah Halverson, editing

Deborah In the Redwoods

September 14, 2022

Technology can be a very good thing. This weekend, thanks to the magic of Zoom, I’ll be “with” the members of Redwood Writers, the largest branch of the California Writers Club. I will be presenting an hour-long webinar called “You’ve Written a Book, What’s Next?” It’s beginners as well as advanced writers — published and […]

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Where I Write (and Edit)

August 19, 2022

I was honored last month to be featured inWriters’ Forum magazine’s “Where I Write” feature. Originally, my husband created my dream writing space at home. He built glass-door bookcases and wainscoted the walls and lugged in a comfy green couch to set alongside my desk. But then we had triplet sons, and that space was […]

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Talking Book Trends with Book Folk

August 14, 2022

I had a great Sunday afternoon. Why? Because I spent it with authors and illustrators of children’s books–always a great, varied, and energetic group of people. I was invited to a virtual meeting of SCBWI Nebraska. I talked about how the various categories of children’s books are performing, how some audience and market expectations are […]

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The Coolness of Editing Bayside

August 9, 2022

Today I edited bayside at San Diego Bay, near Maritime Museum of San Diego. I enjoyed my view of Californian (the official tall ship of the state of California), and the San Salvador replica (the original first sailed into San Diego in 1542). The main museum is 1898 steam ferryboat Berkeley from San Francisco Bay. […]

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Feeling Spacey Today

July 13, 2022

Have you seen the first images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope? They get my imagination all whirled up as I try to wrap my head around the depths of space. Inspired, I set up my mobile editing office at the San Diego Air & Space Museum in Balboa Park today. I get a kick […]

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Podcast Alert: Deborah on “How Writers Write”

June 2, 2022

I love the “How Writer Write” podcast. Host Brian Murphy excels at leading great discussionabout writing practice and process. We get into that in this episode, plus we dig into the question “What makes a story ‘Young Adult’?” and I get to talk about what it’s like to think like an editor. It’s a fabulous […]

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Deborah Auctioning Picture Book Edit & Call for #WeNeedDiverseBooks

December 6, 2021

I’m honored to be contributing to the #WeNeedDiverseBooks Campaign by offering a picture book edit and phone call with me in their Holiday Auction. Visit https://bit.ly/3HZPItU to bid on this and check out all the other offerings. The Holiday Auction ends 10pm Eastern 12/6/21.

Filed Under: Adventures in Writing, Events, News Tagged With: DearEditor.com, Deborah Halverson

Can You Eat 76 Hot Dogs in 10 Minutes?

July 4, 2021

Joey Chestnut can. Oh, and don’t forget the 76 buns — because he ate those, too. Today was the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Championship, held every 4th of July. When I wrote BIG MOUTH, a middle grade novel about a boy who aspires to be the world’s greatest competitive eater, the Nathan’s Famous […]

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How to Write a Great Query Letter

January 27, 2021

Every writer seeking traditional publication will submit their project to agents and/or editors at some point. Writing that submission email can be stressful. You want to get it right, right? In this post, I break down the parts of a query letter and talk you through each one. At the end, I’ve included a sample […]

Filed Under: Adventures in Writing, Writing Youg Adult Fiction For Dummies

Predicting a Uniquely Unpredictable 2021

January 16, 2021

I shared some predictions for children’s literature market in the January edition of SCBWI INSIGHT, a monthly enewsletter for members of the Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators. INSIGHT features current children’s book hot topics, helpful hints, exclusive interviews and monthly contests. When talking about likelihoods for 2021, emerging trend-lines are intriguing to extend […]

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Deborah at Big Sur Children’s Writers Workshop
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