Deborah Halverson
@deborahhalverson.bsky.social
Award-winning author, editor, founder of DearEditor.com. Author of WRITING YOUNG ADULT FICTION FOR DUMMIES and WRITING NEW ADULT FICTION
Startled myself when perusing PW Children's Bookshelf newsletter and my face popped up. 🤣 So cool to get a writeup in PW.
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Startled myself when perusing PW Children's Bookshelf newsletter and my face popped up. 🤣 So cool to get a writeup in PW.
Nestlé Coco in hot water v Nestlé Coco in hot milk. Verdict: both make me very happy.
November 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Nestlé Coco in hot water v Nestlé Coco in hot milk. Verdict: both make me very happy.
Yay! I get to make a chocolate-chips-in-a-ramekin toast to an author who heard back from the acquisition meeting: it’s a YES! ✨ Persistence ✨
November 23, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Yay! I get to make a chocolate-chips-in-a-ramekin toast to an author who heard back from the acquisition meeting: it’s a YES! ✨ Persistence ✨
Proud to be on the Way-Word Writers Podcast!
The nuances of revising a manuscript from the First draft to Final. youtu.be/Vy0LhenJHxg?...
The nuances of revising a manuscript from the First draft to Final. youtu.be/Vy0LhenJHxg?...
EPISODE 96 Unlocking the Secrets of Effective Revision with Editor & Author Deborah Halverson
YouTube video by Way-Word Writers
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November 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Proud to be on the Way-Word Writers Podcast!
The nuances of revising a manuscript from the First draft to Final. youtu.be/Vy0LhenJHxg?...
The nuances of revising a manuscript from the First draft to Final. youtu.be/Vy0LhenJHxg?...
Ha - Talk about an accountability self-hack! Just saw this quote from Colleen Hoover in an Elle Magazine article that announces new books she's writing. "The more pressure there is on me, the more likely I will get them done," Hoover tells the magazine. "So print that s***t."🤣
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Ha - Talk about an accountability self-hack! Just saw this quote from Colleen Hoover in an Elle Magazine article that announces new books she's writing. "The more pressure there is on me, the more likely I will get them done," Hoover tells the magazine. "So print that s***t."🤣
This 90-minute, in-depth presentation will cover the latest acquisition trends, current market needs, the launch of several new imprints, plus industry-wide efforts to navigate economic forces, AI, and book banning. Hear key insights essential for anyone looking to sell a book in today’s market!
November 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This 90-minute, in-depth presentation will cover the latest acquisition trends, current market needs, the launch of several new imprints, plus industry-wide efforts to navigate economic forces, AI, and book banning. Hear key insights essential for anyone looking to sell a book in today’s market!
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Writing a scary story? Three pitfalls to avoid, and ways to avoid them.
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Writing a scary story? Three pitfalls to avoid, and ways to avoid them.
Jodie Benveniste sent me a candy bar with a copy of her fab new YA novel Everything’s Absolutely Fine. The protagonst told her to send me chocolate. 😅 A perk of editing a book is bonding with the characters!
October 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Jodie Benveniste sent me a candy bar with a copy of her fab new YA novel Everything’s Absolutely Fine. The protagonst told her to send me chocolate. 😅 A perk of editing a book is bonding with the characters!
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How to EFFECTIVELY write Multiple POVs. Telling a story through several characters’ viewpoints CAN be tricky but it’s SO worth it when you get it right.
October 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
How to EFFECTIVELY write Multiple POVs. Telling a story through several characters’ viewpoints CAN be tricky but it’s SO worth it when you get it right.
October 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Editing in the living room while two of my college boys do their homework on either side of me. I am content. 🥰
October 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Editing in the living room while two of my college boys do their homework on either side of me. I am content. 🥰
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Free Authors Guild Zoom TODAY Oct 16 3pm PT/ 6pm ET about the Anthropic Settlement.
Includes Q & A. If you cannot make it, they will have a recording. You don’t need to be a member:
authorsguild.org/event/anthro...
Includes Q & A. If you cannot make it, they will have a recording. You don’t need to be a member:
authorsguild.org/event/anthro...
Anthropic Settlement: What Authors Should Know - The Authors Guild
Copyright holders recently secured preliminary approval of a $1.5 billion class settlement in the Bartz v. Anthropic case, in which authors Andrea Bartz, Kirk Johnson, and Charles Graeber led a class-...
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October 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Free Authors Guild Zoom TODAY Oct 16 3pm PT/ 6pm ET about the Anthropic Settlement.
Includes Q & A. If you cannot make it, they will have a recording. You don’t need to be a member:
authorsguild.org/event/anthro...
Includes Q & A. If you cannot make it, they will have a recording. You don’t need to be a member:
authorsguild.org/event/anthro...
Reposted by Deborah Halverson
A “No” from one editor is not necessarily a “No” from ALL editors at that imprint, today at DearEditor.com: bit.ly/3KTDedc
October 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A “No” from one editor is not necessarily a “No” from ALL editors at that imprint, today at DearEditor.com: bit.ly/3KTDedc
Reposted by Deborah Halverson
A “No” from one editor is not necessarily a “No” from ALL editors at that imprint, today at DearEditor.com: bit.ly/3KTDedc
October 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A “No” from one editor is not necessarily a “No” from ALL editors at that imprint, today at DearEditor.com: bit.ly/3KTDedc
Reposted by Deborah Halverson
What to consider when deciding to use your middle name in your author name, today at DearEditor.com: bit.ly/3VQPGwM
October 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
What to consider when deciding to use your middle name in your author name, today at DearEditor.com: bit.ly/3VQPGwM
Demystify rejection letters: Five common reasons for rejection letters in novels and picture books, with solutions to address these issues in revision.
Register: bit.ly/4pFFDIu
Register: bit.ly/4pFFDIu
September 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Demystify rejection letters: Five common reasons for rejection letters in novels and picture books, with solutions to address these issues in revision.
Register: bit.ly/4pFFDIu
Register: bit.ly/4pFFDIu
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Avoid over-explaining in your fiction with these four tips from DearEditor.com: bit.ly/4nFjR5U
September 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Avoid over-explaining in your fiction with these four tips from DearEditor.com: bit.ly/4nFjR5U
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Writing Tip: Use your setting to reveal a character’s emotions and to force epiphanies. Choose it strategically and cleverly.
#writingtips #writingadvice #amwriting #writing #deareditordotcom #DeborahHalversonBooks #kidlit #YAlit #youngadultfiction #MGlit #middlegradefiction #DearEditor
#writingtips #writingadvice #amwriting #writing #deareditordotcom #DeborahHalversonBooks #kidlit #YAlit #youngadultfiction #MGlit #middlegradefiction #DearEditor
September 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Writing Tip: Use your setting to reveal a character’s emotions and to force epiphanies. Choose it strategically and cleverly.
#writingtips #writingadvice #amwriting #writing #deareditordotcom #DeborahHalversonBooks #kidlit #YAlit #youngadultfiction #MGlit #middlegradefiction #DearEditor
#writingtips #writingadvice #amwriting #writing #deareditordotcom #DeborahHalversonBooks #kidlit #YAlit #youngadultfiction #MGlit #middlegradefiction #DearEditor
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Deborah Halverson @deborahhalverson.bsky.social
, Author and Freelance Editor, talk on Turning a "No" Into a "Yes" on Sept 27 on Zoom 2-4 PM. Replay available. Sign-up scbwi.org/events/San-d...
#scbwi #kidlit #childrensbooks #writingtips #kidlitart #WritingCommunity #kidlitcreators #childrensbook
, Author and Freelance Editor, talk on Turning a "No" Into a "Yes" on Sept 27 on Zoom 2-4 PM. Replay available. Sign-up scbwi.org/events/San-d...
#scbwi #kidlit #childrensbooks #writingtips #kidlitart #WritingCommunity #kidlitcreators #childrensbook
September 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Deborah Halverson @deborahhalverson.bsky.social
, Author and Freelance Editor, talk on Turning a "No" Into a "Yes" on Sept 27 on Zoom 2-4 PM. Replay available. Sign-up scbwi.org/events/San-d...
#scbwi #kidlit #childrensbooks #writingtips #kidlitart #WritingCommunity #kidlitcreators #childrensbook
, Author and Freelance Editor, talk on Turning a "No" Into a "Yes" on Sept 27 on Zoom 2-4 PM. Replay available. Sign-up scbwi.org/events/San-d...
#scbwi #kidlit #childrensbooks #writingtips #kidlitart #WritingCommunity #kidlitcreators #childrensbook
What a delight to receive this postcard from an author I’m working with. Writers make the mail fun!
September 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
What a delight to receive this postcard from an author I’m working with. Writers make the mail fun!
Reposted by Deborah Halverson
Authors: You may be part of this class action lawsuit against an AI company that pirates books to train its AI. Read the Author’s Guild explainer.
Anthropic AI Class Action: Important Information for Authors - The Authors Guild
Earlier this summer, a federal court in California issued a major ruling in Bartz v. Anthropic, one of the copyright class action lawsuits involving AI. The court held that a trial should occur over w...
authorsguild.org
August 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Authors: You may be part of this class action lawsuit against an AI company that pirates books to train its AI. Read the Author’s Guild explainer.
Reposted by Deborah Halverson
Use “big words” in YA fiction? The Editor shares her advice in today’s DearEditor.com post at bit.ly/45wkDdV
August 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Use “big words” in YA fiction? The Editor shares her advice in today’s DearEditor.com post at bit.ly/45wkDdV
A bus stop reminder to read, Downtown San Diego ❤️📚
August 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
A bus stop reminder to read, Downtown San Diego ❤️📚
Didn’t know there were geocaches on my favorite neighborhood walk! Nell Cross Beckerman was In town for an event for her book From Park to Playa and turned our walk into a treasure hunt with her geocaching app. I haven’t done that since my boys were little. Fun!
August 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Didn’t know there were geocaches on my favorite neighborhood walk! Nell Cross Beckerman was In town for an event for her book From Park to Playa and turned our walk into a treasure hunt with her geocaching app. I haven’t done that since my boys were little. Fun!
My son‘s patio chicken makes me laugh. Hangs out next to me while I edit in the cool evening.
July 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
My son‘s patio chicken makes me laugh. Hangs out next to me while I edit in the cool evening.