Karen Wojtyla's letter to Robert Cormier 12 March 1996
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Title
Karen Wojtyla's letter to Robert Cormier 12 March 1996
Description
This five-page, single-spaced editorial letter concerning Tenderness from the editor, Karen Wojtyla (Bantam Doubleday Dell), constructively critiques the work in progress. She asks him to mention "monster" only sparingly, to reconsider how much backstory Jake is given, increase Lori's ambivalence rather than cast her as a willing accomplice to murder and reconsider his choice to close the book with Walter Clayton's suicide. Karen also mentions Craig Virden, Cormier's former editor, in redemptive ways and reveals that he had read and communicated with Cormier about Tenderness previously. Karen agrees with Craig on certain points, including removing Miss Kentall's lesbianism.
Creator
Publisher
Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Date
12 March 1996
Contributor
AnnaMary L. Consalvo
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana
Relation
Format
JPG, 8.5x11
Language
English
Type
Collection
Citation
Karen Wojtyla, “Karen Wojtyla's letter to Robert Cormier 12 March 1996,” Robert E. Cormier Archive Collection 3, accessed February 15, 2025, https://robertcormiertwistedintimacy.omeka.net/items/show/18.