tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post8776326207275608606..comments2024-03-10T14:07:40.468-04:00Comments on Blue Rose Girls: Friendship in workBlue Rose Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224076615462128422noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-2907759636306629222013-05-07T15:12:13.434-04:002013-05-07T15:12:13.434-04:00This is a revelation. I have been slowly and patie...This is a revelation. I have been slowly and patiently gathering information, tips, knowledge, mistakes, lessons learned, etc about the childrens book industry for the past 5 years. I have been especially vigilant in seeking out people of color in the business because I am curious about what they do, how they got there, and how they work with their clients. So, thanks for this insight and i love LeUyen Pham's art!Robert Trujillo/Treshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691505380589347455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-71554755391922099622007-04-24T14:47:00.000-04:002007-04-24T14:47:00.000-04:00I would say to drop by my work and get a tour whil...I would say to drop by my work and get a tour while you're out here, but I'm home sick today. If you're still here by the end of the week, though, drop me an email. The building is a sight to see--lots of great fantasy artwork.<BR/><BR/>I have worked with authors that I'm friends with. I think it's the authors that I have things in common with, who I'd naturally be friends with in real life, that I tend to be better friends with beyond our work relationship. But I always have fun working with all my authors because we both have a passion for what we're working on and want to make it the best it can be.<BR/><BR/>I haven't had a chance to meet many of the authors I work with yet, just the ones who live locally, but of course that's different with my coworkers, who I'm also friends with. I think it takes compartmentalization, for one--this is work, this is not-work--but I think that sense of camaraderie and shared experience with a group of like-minded people bonds you. It makes work personable. <BR/><BR/>I do have a coworker who prefers to keep things less personal at work, though, and I respect that, too. It's probably just different temperaments, how someone feels they best work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-21027736320206983302007-04-24T02:42:00.000-04:002007-04-24T02:42:00.000-04:00Hi Alvina,Good questions. I think the relationship...Hi Alvina,<BR/><BR/>Good questions. I think the relationship between an editor and a writer has a lot to do with the nature of the writing involved. <BR/><BR/>When I write for the newspaper, it's very businesslike. I chat with my editor once or twice a year. I send her one or two short pieces. She sends me a contract.<BR/>I didn't become friends with my newspaper editor until I had her son in my class.<BR/><BR/>A novel takes a year or more to work on, involves regular communication and tends to be quite personal. I bet you get a better revision from a writer when you've taken the time to build some trust and learn where the heart of the story lies for your writer. How could you keep from becoming friends?<BR/><BR/>RosanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-88723359694897014342007-04-24T01:55:00.000-04:002007-04-24T01:55:00.000-04:00Dear Alvina,Come, come, tell more of your travels....Dear Alvina,<BR/><BR/>Come, come, tell more of your travels. How was the meeting with agents? (More, more cried the blog reader.)<BR/><BR/>Perhaps friendship is natural outcome of publishing for children. There seems to be a commitment by both editors and authors/ilustrators that extends beyond work assignments.<BR/><BR/>Safe travels to you...<BR/><BR/>KatherineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-77945605442677393312007-04-23T16:52:00.000-04:002007-04-23T16:52:00.000-04:00Hi Alvina,I wouldn't want to do what I do if I cou...Hi Alvina,<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't want to do what I do if I couldn't be friends with the editors I've worked with... for me, it's part of why I enjoy making books (it sure isn't the sales figures that keep me going)!<BR/><BR/>-Leo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com