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I con­tinue to be awed and inspired by Jane Yolen. We’ve never met, unless you count a brief intro­duc­tion a con­ven­tion sign­ing line or in a brief “hello, love your work” in a crowded pub­lish­ers’ cock­tail party. Through her online jour­nal and the var­i­ous speeches posted on the inter­net, though, I’ve come to under­stand many things about writ­ing that I didn’t get before. I’ve learned what an author should be, how to appre­ci­ate rejec­tions from edi­tors, and how to dis­ci­pline myself in order to become a bet­ter crafts­man. If you really want to learn how to author, study Jane Yolen. There’s no bet­ter place to start learn­ing than with OWL MOON.