Sandra Proudman

@sandraproudman.bsky.social

YA Author www.writesandrawrite.com Salvación (Out 5/20/25) Preorder: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/salvacion-9781250895080/ Relit (Out Now!) The House Where Death Lives (Out Now!) Literary Associate at Gallt & Zacker www.readsandraread.com

#AskDV I don’t think you need to talk about both sides. But unfortunately, I do think it’s still hard to be critical of Israel. Just heard a panel where a bookstore was heavily harassed for platforming muslim voices. Just being aware zionists are very vocal, loud and often angry is important.

@linajamal.bsky.social · 2w ago

thanks! could you please answer my other question, which no one has yet touched over two of these sessions: #AskDV are fiction books that are critical of Israel allowed, or as per normal, is the bias highly highly in favor of censoring anything critical? for example, must talk about "both sides"?

I think that early reader programs like the I Can Read! series are still doing well and are there and have diverse creatives. I would love to see more focused on diverse authors and illustrators for sure. A lot of these are IPs though so created in-house because of the selling points.

Dalila Ali Rajah@dalilaalirajah.bsky.social · 2w ago

#AskDV @jimmccarthydgb.bsky.social @laurenabramo.bsky.social @stutitelidevara.bsky.social @rebeccaw04.bsky.social @sandraproudman.bsky.social I would love insight into the Early Reader market place right now. We are in need of that bridge between picture book & chapter books more than ever

#AskDV Great question! I always recommend only having one to three scenes per chapter. If you are changing settings more times that’s a sign to cut or merge. And of course every scene should contribute to the story arc. If not enough is happening/your character hasn’t changed you can likely remove.

A.M.Sahu 🧚 SFF Author@amsahubooks.bsky.social · 3w ago

#askDV When trying to decide which scenes to keep and which to delete/merge with another, what is your advice on that? What criteria should authors look for when revising a scene ?

Beyond honored that Salvación was included in Kirkus’s Best Teen & YA Fantasy and Science Fiction of 2025 list among so many other greats 🥰 Kirkus has supported Salvación so much this past year and I am forever grateful.

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Book News! LOVE IN THE OASIS, my dual-pov dystopian romance from Joy Revolution coming out next year is now: THE END OF US Same dystopian story More dystopian title ✌🏼 PS I have seen the cover mockup and it’s fabulous!

Tonight we fume. Tomorrow we fight. And fighting begins with a plan. EVERYONE needs to show up to vote every election. We can’t ever have another Republican dominated Congress. And we can’t ever elect more coward-ass Democrats. It will take time, but we WILL fix this.