After having spend time on the author review files for my book, I have been able to get back to work on the site, with the bonus of some material that grows...
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haroldu_2000
Nov 10, 2007 5:18 am
Please stop by The Purple Crayon home page for a link to Robert's Snow--if you don't know about this project, you should! New: Margot Finke's latest column, in...
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haroldu_2000
Nov 16, 2007 4:24 am
A large European publisher is starting a US subsidiary, Egmont USA. Their intentions seem to be to do what Walker Books UK did with Candlewick, but on a larger...
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haroldu_2000
Jan 15, 2008 9:09 pm
The New Year brought several notable changes in children's book publishing, and I've posted them on my Who's Moving Where page: ...
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haroldu_2000
Feb 18, 2008 2:17 am
There are several new or updated pages on The Purple Crayon since my last announcement: New items on the Who's Moving Where page. My notes from a visit to...
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Harold Underdown
haroldu_2000
Mar 9, 2008 11:13 pm
Just a couple of things this time: I've added Margot Finke's latest column, Fighting to Write, on making time for writing, and using it. ...
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haroldu_2000
Mar 20, 2008 3:33 am
A real grab-bag today: The news about the upcoming third edition of my Complete Idiot's Guide is starting to get out, so I have had to update that part of my ...
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haroldu_2000
Apr 10, 2008 3:16 am
I've posted a review of Gail Carson Levine's "Writing Magic," a lively writing guide for children that might also be helpful for adults. I've also put up...
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Harold Underdown
haroldu_2000
Apr 25, 2008 12:15 am
Dear friends, I'm pleased to say that I've just completed my most substantial addition to the site since last year's Acquisition Process piece: an expansion...
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Harold Underdown
haroldu_2000
May 8, 2008 4:11 pm
The big news: The third edition of my Complete Idiot's Guide is now available. For more info. and sample materials, go to my Idiot's Guide home page: ...
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haroldu_2000
May 29, 2008 5:34 pm
Hi, I've written and posted a review of Anastasia Suen's Picture Writing, which you can find here: http://www.underdown.org/picture-writing-review.htm There...
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haroldu_2000
Jun 10, 2008 8:52 pm
Hi, I've reviewed a book that is something of a departure for me, because it's not just for children's writers or illustrators: It's The New Writer's Handbook,...
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haroldu_2000
Jul 16, 2008 11:04 pm
Here is the latest from The Purple Crayon: I've posted a blog entry which compiles ten questions and answers related to Manuscript Submissions: ...
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Harold Underdown
haroldu_2000
Sep 19, 2008 12:39 pm
After a longer-than-intended summer break, I'm back at work on The Purple Crayon. One of the things I've been doing is reading The Minders of Make Believe, by...
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haroldu_2000
Oct 22, 2008 2:10 am
The big news is that I've written the review of Minders of Make-Believe by Leonard Marcus that I mentioned I was working on last time. It's one of the most...
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Harold Underdown
haroldu_2000
Nov 24, 2008 4:12 am
After speaking at a couple of conferences recently about the state of the industry, I've posted a page of links to relevant articles: ...
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haroldu_2000
Jan 15, 2009 4:53 am
The economy My big news is that I have posted my thoughts on Working in Children's Books and the Recession of 2008-2009. It needs a little polishing but it's...
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Harold Underdown
haroldu_2000
Apr 22, 2009 2:58 am
[I thought this went out three weeks ago--but just realized it didn't. My apologies for the belated announcement!] It's been two months, due to a family move,...
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haroldu_2000
Jun 28, 2009 3:36 am
It's been a couple of months since I sent out an announcement, but I've doing updates. You can find links to the updated pages on my What's New page, at...
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Harold Underdown
haroldu_2000
Aug 4, 2009 3:28 am
Hi, It's taken me a couple of weeks to catch up after getting back from Chautauqua, where I was on the faculty of the Highlights Writer's Workshop. If you're...
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haroldu_2000
Dec 6, 2009 4:36 am
I've been away from the site for some time, due to a death in the family. It took me a while to catch up on work stuff, and now I'm catching up on the site! ...
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Harold Underdown
haroldu_2000
Jan 8, 2010 4:08 pm
Dear friends of The Purple Crayon, As some of you may have noticed (though only if you came TO the site in certain ways), The Purple Crayon was hacked in...
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Harold Underdown
haroldu_2000
Jan 8, 2010 4:09 pm
Dear friends, I'm sending this second update to let you know that I've been doing work on the site as well as dealing with that hack. Of course, there are...
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Harold Underdown
haroldu_2000
Jan 22, 2010 3:56 am
I've started to update the Children's Book Awards section of the site following the recent ALA award announcements. So far I've done the Scott O'Dell award,...
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Harold Underdown
haroldu_2000
Feb 9, 2010 3:50 am
Just a quick note to say that I've now finished updating the Children's Book Awards section of the site. I've added some resource links, and I've listed the...
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Harold Underdown
haroldu_2000
Mar 9, 2010 4:12 am
Recently, I spoke at a small writer's conference held during the Westminster Kennel Club's dog show, called "The Business of Pet Writing Conference." I had an...
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Harold Underdown
haroldu_2000
Apr 14, 2010 12:22 am
Hi folks, I've done some work recently, updating the Who's Moving Where page, adding the rest of Chapter 8 from my book (two new sections, on Picture Books and...
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Harold Underdown
haroldu_2000
May 16, 2010 10:34 pm
Hi, I've got a few new things up: I've posted a blog piece, The Odds of Getting Published Stink, at http://www.underdown.org/publishing-odds.htm I've also...
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Harold Underdown
haroldu_2000
Jun 5, 2010 8:56 pm
I've added a piece called A Book Is Not a CD, exploring one factor that I believe means that the digital transition in book publishing will not work the same...
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Harold Underdown
haroldu_2000
Jun 8, 2010 2:44 am
I'm excited to announce that for the next several weeks I will be "tweeting"; bits of my Idiot's Guide -- short quotes, links to excerpts -- with giveaways for...
