How did I get to Greenwillow? Mon Dieu, it was sooo long ago! I actually thought I was going to stay for a year or two at the most . . . but it’s been 18 years (this past May). Insane! It does not feel like it.
My first job in publishing was at Dutton Children’s [...]
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How I Got to Greenwillow Books: Sylvie
Going Wild for Wildwing
Last week, I released the jacket for Wildwing, a novel by Emily Whitman. About a year ago I was doing the photo shoot for the cover image with the editor, Steve Geck. Ali Smith was our photographer. We always love to work with her.
A few weeks before the shoot we had to pick our model. So Steve and I [...]
Sylvie and Tim’s Excellent Adventure
(On Press)
Last Wednesday, Tim and I went on press for Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie in Rockaway, NJ, at Lehigh Phoenix. Going on press is a totally different experience than it was twenty years ago. First of all, while you’re waiting for your sheets, you can watch satellite TV, check your e-mail, and surf the internet! You don’t have [...]
Sign Language and Jacket Art
As I’m working on the paperback cover for Angry Management, by Chris Crutcher, I’m remembering the process of designing the jacket.
Sometimes you think you have the perfect photo for a jacket. Everything is going smoothly. The author loves it, the editor loves it, and finally, marketing loves it. You buy the image. You have a [...]
Visiting the 23rd Floor:
Lindsay Barrett George
Lindsay Barrett George was our first guest in 2010. She stopped by to work on her new dummy—it’s about an adorable pup and ten acorns. It’s great! We could not wait for her to come in and bring us cookies from Bagel Station. They make these humongous cookies. Yes, we do have a sweet tooth at Greenwillow! [...]
