Deborah Halverson

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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

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

The Fabulous Insights of Carter Higgins

April 18, 2016

It’s one thing to know you need to make changes to your story, it’s another to figure out how to go about implementing those changes. Trying to wrap your head around the logistics of doing a BIG revision can be downright overwhelming. Where do you even begin? I got a question about that at DearEditor.com, and I knew author […]

Filed Under: Adventures in Writing Tagged With: A Rambler Steals Home, Carter Higgins, DearEditor.com

Eddie Gamarra as Guest Editor, Advising How to Find Agents for Scripts or Book-to-Film Rights

September 4, 2013

So often these days, books and movies get talked about in the same breath. It’s no surprise, then, that I get questions from screenwriters as well as book writers at DearEditor.com. I received a question about finding an agent for a script this week, and I was fortunate to be able to call on Eddie […]

Filed Under: Adventures in Writing Tagged With: DearEditor.com, Eddie Gamarra, script agent

When to Put “And” in front of “Then”

October 25, 2012

I’m thrilled to bring editor extraordinaire Robin Cruise to DearEditor.com today as my Guest Editor. Robin gave me my first job in publishing and her creativity, industry wisdom, and business acumen have inspired me ever since. She’s spent her career behind the scenes as managing editor, deputy publisher, and then publisher, with both trade publishers […]

Filed Under: Adventures in Writing Tagged With: and versus and then, DearEditor.com, Robin Cruise

Author “Blogsite” vs “Website”? Theresa Stanton Explains

June 8, 2011

I didn’t know such a thing as a “blogsite” existed until I went to my friend, web designer Theresa Stanton, with my idea for creating a writers’ advice website and said, “Can I do this?” I’d been trying to envision the soon-to-be-named DearEditor.com but I didn’t think a static website could do what I wanted […]

Filed Under: Adventures in Writing Tagged With: blogsite, DearEditor.com, Theresa Stanton, writing advice

DearEditor.com Now on Facebook

March 24, 2011

DearEditor.com now has a dedicated Facebook page! I’ll be posting my usual brand of lighthearted, to-the-point writers’ advice and craft tips there, along with inspirational items, publishing news, and alerts when I answer new reader letters on DearEditor.com. I hope you’ll check out the page and click “Like” to get all the latest as I […]

Filed Under: Adventures in Writing, News Tagged With: DearEditor.com, writing advice, writing tips, young adult fiction

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See what Deborah is up to, or sit a spell and enjoy her tales about the thrills, chills, and spills of being an on-the-go editor and writer.

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Deborah at Big Sur Children’s Writers Workshop
I'm honored to be up in Monterey, California, today, on the faculty of this year's Big Sur...
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