{"id":416,"date":"2020-01-08T08:15:57","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T14:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jamieaswenson.com\/studious-cat\/?p=416"},"modified":"2020-01-08T08:15:58","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T14:15:58","slug":"hello-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jamieaswenson.com\/studious-cat\/2020\/01\/hello-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m back. I took what I expected to be a brief break … and in the scheme of life, I guess six or so years could be considered brief. In the writing world, it’s the blink of an eye.<\/p>\n

So WHY am I back? Because I’ve missed you and this form of writing. I’ve spent nearly a decade chasing after contracts – and catching a few. And I’m proud of the books that have ended up in the world — and the books to come. I have a book due out in 2021 and 2022 one from Sleeping Bear Press and one from Paula Wiseman Books.<\/p>\n

Of course, I’ve stopped holding my breath. Books simply take their time. That’s a hard lesson to learn in this world of immediate gratification and instant self-publishing. Oh, believe me – I’ve been tempted at times to upload a file and TA-DA a book. I’ve edited quite a few of these types of books over the years — and have decided that, for your good, my good, the good of the world and the reading public — it is best that I wait for the traditionally vetted product. The whole simmering (for years at times), rejections (for years at times), interest\/contract stage (for years at times), editorial & illustration process (you know what goes here), and then finally – this amazing book that represents the creative talents of a small community of people — that is pretty darn cool. Plus – I REALLY, REALLY need a good copy editor. You likely agree with me if you’ve read many of my blog posts. Blogs are a different beast – errors and all – and the closest to immediate publishing gradification I will allow myself.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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This little lovely arrived in 2018. It’s finding its way into the world – I love hearing from teachers and librarians who have added it to their fall storytimes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What to expect in future posts: a bit of this, a bit of that – thoughts on storytelling, writing, reading, raising adult children, finding writing space for yourself (and not feeling guilty about it), prompts, encouragement, and a little conversation in this sometimes dark, but always spectacular world.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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