The “Now What?” Months continue, and we’re dipping our toes into the wide world of publishing! Last year, we asked authors to interview their editors about the process of collaborating on a book. Michelle Krys, author of Hexed and its forthcoming sequel Charmed, spoke with her editor at Delacorte Press, Wendy Loggia about author naiveté and her approach to making suggested edits:

Hi! I’m Wendy Loggia and I’m an Executive Editor at Delacorte Press/Random House Children’s Books. Working with debut authors is something I love, especially when they write terrific novels. Michelle Krys’s Hexed, which was released June 10, 2014, was a project I knew I wanted from the moment I first read it. Although Michelle & I have emailed each other hundreds of times, there are still some things I’d like to know! So here goes:

What did it feel like when your manuscript was on submission to publishers? And then, when your wonderful agent, Adriann Ranta, told you there was interest?

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