I’m proud to say that my list of March 2021 reads is long. Or am I? Sometimes I find myself reading for days at a time, searching for answers to some thorny writing question like… How
Tag: teen fiction
The relationship between theme and plot has been a major writing challenge during the pandemic. It’s been a year of lockdown, of protest, of raising very confused and saddened children, of angry debates and so much
Who doesn’t love wordy celebration? We began January with inspiration from author Barbara Dee. Now, as we hit the midpoint of the month, I’m celebrating the joy of ANTICIPATION. Here’s a list of soon-to-be-released titles (and
It’s weird, you know, when you see your book on one of these library “issues” lists. It’s cool, of course, to know that someone actually has a hard copy on a shelf somewhere. But there’s always
OR the magical distinction between YA and adult literature OR why Mia Thermopolis is not the same as Lee Fiora The evolution of the YA bookshelf is a frequent topic amongst publishing professionals. We point to
I was reading a recent Goodreads Young Adult Newsletter when this cover caught my eye. More specifically, a word caught my eye: GIRL. Katie Bayerl’s book, A PSALM FOR LOST GIRLS, looks great. It’s already on
In the last few weeks, I have read two novels about cults: EDEN WEST by Pete Hautman and THIS SIDE OF SALVATION by Jeri Smith-Ready. I then revisited Jennifer Matthieu’s DEVOTED. After reading this thematic group
The holidays are over and it’s time to get on that “I’ll write more” resolution” and work off that finger-flab that came from not enough time at the keyboard these last two weeks. Nothing for it
This weekend, I had the good fortune to go twice to the theater. On Saturday night, I saw KING CHARLES III at Seattle Rep, and on Sunday afternoon, I was wowed by the Emerald Ballet Theatre’s
There’s no single path to writing success, any more than there is a single definition of writing success (or success in any form). Careers in writing are tricky. And, journalism and fiction writing are two completely