When Mark McVeigh, then an editor at Dutton, aquired HANGING OFF JEFFERSON'S NOSE: GROWING UP ON MOUNT RUSHMORE at my regional SCBWI Writer's Day in 2005, little did I know the journey I'd begun! The last six years have been amazing.
Between now and then I've become a kidlit blogger, acquired a new editor (the wonderful Steve Meltzer), written an article on Blog Tours and Book Trailers for CWIM 2010, been a faculty member at the SCBWI summer conference and acquired an agent, the inspiring Mark McVeigh. Yes, the same Mark McVeigh who first saw the promise in my manuscript and bought it!
My nonfiction picture book about Lincoln Borglum, the son of Mount Rushmore sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, started at Dutton but is now at Dial after a reorganization of the two houses. Dutton handles YA and middle grade novels and all picture books go to Dial. Here's a sketch of the cover by illustrator Sally Wern Comport. And after six long years I finally have a release date! I can't wait to find out where else this journey will take me by the time May 2012 rolls around.
Wow! Six years of waiting...a true character-building experience---dreams do come true!
Posted by: Lois V. Harris | February 27, 2011 at 04:34 PM
Hooray for Tina and Lincoln!
Posted by: Barbara Bietz | February 15, 2011 at 04:22 PM
Congrats, Tina!!
Posted by: Kimberly Lynn | February 11, 2011 at 09:19 AM
Great suggestions Caroline! Thanks for reading and interviews for the blog.
Posted by: Tina Coury | February 09, 2011 at 07:13 PM
Tina,
That's awesome news! So when I saw you on Feb 5, you knew and I didn't and how on earth could you keep from running around telling everyone in sight?
Mere suggestions: wear a vest with the book cover (or only the title and bylines, and perhaps the tagline) on the back (some people might be more comfortable staring at your back than your front); wear a rectangular pin that is a mini of the book cover.
Congratulations!
ENJOY!
Posted by: Caroline Hatton | February 09, 2011 at 08:58 AM
Congratulations, Tina - and thanks for always "sharing the love" with so many!
Posted by: Robyn Hood Black | February 07, 2011 at 07:23 AM
Excellent! I'm so glad that this book is coming out soon. I know you must be happy about that :)
Posted by: Sherrie Petersen | February 07, 2011 at 05:27 AM
Hooray! I look forward to the day when I can find it in bookstores and in libraries.
Yuki
Posted by: Yuki Yoshino | February 04, 2011 at 07:03 PM
Thanks Gang...I can't wait. It has been a great journey with wonderful friends!
Posted by: Tina Coury | February 04, 2011 at 08:12 AM
We sure are going to have one HUGE celebration in May 2012, aren't we! Can't wait!
Posted by: Alexis | February 04, 2011 at 08:04 AM
I'm so glad to hear the pub date is set! Yay! Happy Dance!
Posted by: Rebecca Langston-George | February 04, 2011 at 07:57 AM