I’ve been working on revising a tween novel for a while now. I feel like I’m getting really close to getting it right, but the one thing that simply will not come together is the timeline of the story. I’ve made things hard on myself by giving the character a deadline that she’s working towards. [...]
[If you're interested in an international giveaway of a paperback or e-book copy of My Very UnFairy Tale Life, swing by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer where I talk about what inspired me to become a writer.] The year is almost over, and it’s time to do one more giveaway celebrating newly-released novels by my [...]
In case you didn’t hear me shouting from the internet rooftops yesterday, I wanted to officially share my good news. UnFairy Tale Life is going to be a trilogy! Here’s the announcement: Author of MY VERY UNFAIRY TALE LIFE, Anna Staniszewski’s next two in the series, MY WAY TOO FAIRY TALE LIFE and HAPPILY FAIRY [...]
As I’ve been revising, I’ve been thinking a lot about making things big enough: making the embarrassing moments really embarrassing, and the horrible moments really horrible. The more heightened the scenes are, the more emotion will be involved for the character and for the reader. And trust me, you have a long way to go [...]
[Attention teachers: A free curriculum guide for My Very UnFairy Tale Life is now available! You can download it HERE and I'll also put a link to it in the sidebar.] Since it’s almost the end of the year, it’s time to take a look back at this year’s five most popular posts (i.e. the ones [...]
I’m in the midst of end-of-the-semester grading and don’t quite have the brain power to put together a coherent post. So instead, I’m going to bombard you with adorableness. Enjoy! And a little something funny:
[I was really excited to be featured in my hometown newspaper recently. Go here if you'd like to check it out.] I’ve been working on revising a tween novel on and off for a while now. My main focus has been on character and pacing, but I had a realization the other night when I [...]
It feels like I’m all over the interwebs today! I have my first ever post up at YA Outside the Lines in which I talk about my 2012 writing goal, mainly my quest to Just Write. And I’m also talking about my love of “light fantasy” over at the Enchanted Inkpot. Stop by and share [...]
Now that my book has been out for over a month, it seems like a good time to reflect on how things have changed (or not changed) now that I’m officially an author. The past few weeks have been filled with such amazing things: seeing my book on shelves, doing events, meeting young readers, making [...]
If you have a minute, swing by Joy Preble’s blog to read an interview from the point of view of my main character. Find out how Jenny really feels about me, and enter to win a signed copy of UnFairy Tale Life. I’ve been working on revising a manuscript, focusing primarily on fleshing out the [...]
