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: young adult fiction
Okay, team, truth is I have an EPIC commute. Between my Seattle office, my son’s middle school and my off-a-windy-road home, I spend a minimum of three hours in my car every day. What’s a girl
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
Trained for five months to prepare for 166 miles of hilly Irish countryside in County Cork and County Kerry (interspersed with pubs and some awesome gin). Worth every moment in the saddle for the views and
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
Has your New Year’s Resolution energy faded? Maybe you’re feeling swamped, stuck, overwhelmed, sick of the bleak winter twilight? Is your daily word count dwindling down to the double-digits? You are not alone. I’m with you!
“An itchy feeling began to work its way through my body, as though a thousand mosquitoes were circulating through my blood, biting me from the inside, making me want to scream, jump, squirm. I ran.” ― Lauren Oliver, Delirium
Some are spectacular new hardcover titles. Others are old friends, already-available-in-paperback. Prose, verse, historical, fantastic…all are highly recommended for the MG and YA readers on your “nice list”!
In the midst of working on a new manuscript, I suddenly found myself asking a question that SHOULD have had an obvious answer—especially because the story I am telling involves manipulation, crime, even murder: WHO IS
Here are two very different takes on teen assassins from two amazing writers. Before creating his dark protagonist, BOY NOBODY for the Unknown Assassin series, Allen Zadoff crafted heartbreaking and humorous novels about theater geeks, overweight kids,