James Preller

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BEHIND THE SCENES: All This Work for One Joke! | James Preller's Blog Today I want to put a spotlight on all the effort that went into a single page from my upcoming beginning reader, Two Ballerinas . . . and a Moose. It took us a while to get it right and, amazingly, I think we did. Believe me, that’s not always the case. Sometimes the more we revise and tinker, th...

R.L. Stine posted this the other day and it's too perfect not to share.

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FAN MAIL WEDNESDAY #341: My Pen Pal Jaquan (Plus Some Actual FREE Writing Advice!) | James Preller's Blog Back in February of 2018, I received a piece of fan mail from Jaquan. It was partly in braille, a first for me. And it would become the first of many, many missives we’ve passed along over the years. You see, Jaquan is a dedicated, passionate writer. He’s been sending me stories all this time. T...

Paperback cover. Won't be out for a long while, but for me a big improvement over the HC edition.