Mandy Robbins Taylor
A few years ago at a conference, I heard Erin Clarke, a Senior Editor at Knopf Books for Young Readers, reply to a question regarding voice.
“What is voice?” she ruminated. “Basically, voice is everything.”
Great. So I get to write a one-page blog post on “everything.”
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Nobody liked my protagonist.
Well, not nobody. Editors didn’t like her. I had already cut her whining and made her helpful and friendly to her new stepfather in response to a harsh letter from an agent. But those changes didn’t make her any new editor friends.
As I began my second semester at Vermont College of Fine Arts,
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During my first 10-day residency at Vermont College of Fine Arts, I kept hearing the word “routine.” I knew they were talking to me. I was disorganized, and I needed to create a routine around my writing. I needed to figure out where and when I produced my best work,
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