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What a great interview Emma and Sara, thank you. I think it&#39;s very important for us writers to remember that the editor/writer partnership is crucial to making your book the best it can be - this is what we strive for isn&#39;t it? It&#39;s why my dream is to be shortlisted for the Branford Boase. One day. Maybe. <br /><br />Most of my favourite SCBWI writers treasure their editors and

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Yes indeed, Kathryn! Listening to Sara talk about making AWESOME books got me so fired up!. I&#39;m attending the Golden Egg Academy at the end of March and I feel so excited (and privileged) to be getting two whole days of input from Imogen Cooper of Chicken House. So many hours (years!) of the writing process is a lonely walk so it&#39;s such a privilege when others (whether a critique group or

I should just name check the other attendees at the webinar. It wasn&#39;t just me &#39;interviewing&#39; Sara and devising &#39;dazzling&#39; questions ;0). Thanks need to go to Clare Juliet Bell, Julienne Durber, Donna Vann, Mary Hopper, Michaela, Dennis and Mandeep and the others (sorry if I&#39;ve not listed you, I didn&#39;t note down all the attendees&#39; names - oops!)

Lovely interview -- and I&#39;m sure I&#39;m not the only one breathing a giant flop-over-backwards-in-your-chair-and-go-limp sigh of relief to hear the synopsis isn&#39;t a major factor. It doesn&#39;t matter how long I agonize over them, or how much practice I&#39;ve gotten at writing them, I always hate the end result. :P

&quot;Do you specifically look for books that will have transmedia applications?&quot; &quot;No. I don’t. I specifically look for books that make great books!&quot;<br /><br />Loved this! Thanks for sharing it with us Emma ... i wasn&#39;t even aware there was a webinar!

All respect to Sara - she&#39;s a great editor and very generous with her time. And so good at the technical stuff too - the iBook of Maggot Moon is wonderful and I like the fact that Hot Key haven&#39;t just chucked out an enhanced digital version of every book, but concentrated on the titles that most benefit from the format.<br /><br />This is the URL for the multi-touch iBook version by the

I still think writing synopses is one of the hardest things, ever!

er.... I don&#39;t even know what a transmedia application is.<br />

I get serious synopsis angst.

It was a SCBWI Central West exclusive arranged by our amazing coordinators Clare Juliet Bell and Donna Vann.

Thanks for the link Nick.

Teri: hee hee! Oh the words that are bandied around. Transmedia tends to refer to story-telling in multiple formats - like Michael Grant&#39;s BZRK, etc... I took that question as asking whether I am looking for a project that I can do cool digital stuff with in preference to a book that is just a really good book...

And, Candy, once again thank you for the Chainsaw Massacre pic. I do love it... I marvel at how cheerful I can look weilding a chain saw!