As a serious Anglophile, I was beyond thrilled at the opportunity to celebrate the amazing Ilsa J. Bick’s latest YA horror, THE DICKENS MIRROR. The novel follows Emma Lindsay from the snowy chaos of WHITE SPACE
Category: Writing Fiction
Writing fiction for adults, teens and kids. Topics include the building blocks of plot, character and setting. Next, tips on drafting, revision and editing. Also includes in-depth looks at verse novels, mysteries, and contemporary fiction.
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A YA thriller of awesome from, C. J. Omololu, a writer and person of awesome! Go and get it…if you dare! B&N Amazon IndieBound You know the places!
I spent Wednesday on the slopes with my husband and two youngest boys. The snow conditions were only so-so but our happiness level was through the roof. Sun and skis and smiles all around. I spent
The two top titles on my TBR this month both, intriguingly, involve the word BREAK in some form. With my own preferences clearly showing, both are contemporary, stand-alone YAs that involve words–in one case, poetry, in
My assistant wearing glasses.No particular correlation to the text.But, yes, he’s adorableas is the teen boy holding him! A sudden change of plans opens up three extra hours in your afternoon. You sit down at your
You read that right–I’m hopping with happiness because I’ve just returned from a marvelous evening at Third Place Books where a jam-packed crowd celebrated the publication of Kevan Atteberry’s BUNNIES! It was one of those magical
Did you get any reading or writing done this weekend? Cook any good meals? Take a nice walk? I’ve been struggling lately with THE MEANING OF LIFE and all that jazz. I think it’s something that
Follow my blog with Bloglovin After much gnashing of teeth, I have decided to consolidate my “Writer on the Side” blog, which I began years before I sold my first novel, with my author website. Now, here