I haven’t done a roundup of writing links in a while, so I have a bunch in my Google Reader that have been patiently waiting to be shared. Here they are: -Agent Mary Kole talks about the promise of your novel -Adventures in Children’s Publishing shares some exercises to recharge your creativity and also looks at [...]
1. Do you see this gorgeous building? It’s the Cambridge Public Library, and I am thrilled to be doing an event there tomorrow afternoon. If you’re in the area, I’d love to see you! 2. I have some good news that I’m dying to share with you guys. Hopefully, I’ll be able to spill the [...]
It’s time to announce the winner of the Oct-Dec Debut Giveaway! And the winner is: Dani Nyugen! Thanks to everyone who entered my debut giveaways in 2011. I can’t believe how many great books were released into the wild! Speaking of great reads, I’ve had really good luck with books recently. Here are some of [...]
[New England folks: I'll be reading and signing books at the Cambridge Public Library this Saturday, January 28th, at 2pm. I hope to see you there!] Today we continue the “Series Series” with a guest post from the amazing Jennifer Nielsen, who shares her secrets to juggling multiple series. In the spring of 2009, my [...]
A few months ago, I had the pleasure of reading an advance copy of May B by Caroline Starr Rose. It was such a lovely book with a great main character and an engaging plot. Once I was finished, I was in awe of Caroline’s ability to pack so much setting and atmosphere into so [...]
I’m back from vacation and trying to get back into the swing of life again. Drafting Book 2 has been a top priority, but it’s also been a challenge. Going from polishing a complete manuscript to starting a brand new one is always a little painful; everything I put down on the page seems terrible. [...]
[A reminder that today is the last day to enter the Oct-Dec Debut Giveaway! Also, if you have a minute, swing by YA Outside the Lines where I have a post up about wrapping my brain around writing a series.] Today I’m thrilled to kick off a series of guest posts on the process of [...]
I’m away on vacation this week, but here’s an older post you might enjoy. As hard as it can be sometimes, writing shouldn’t be torture. That’s not to say it’s easy. There will be times when you’re frustrated and just want to give up. But ultimately, there should be something about the project that excites [...]
I’m away on vacation this week, but here’s an older post you might enjoy. Okay, I know writing query letters isn’t fun. To be honest, I don’t exactly look back fondly on the time I spent querying agents. But I’ve since come to realize just how valuable queries can be, not just for getting an [...]
I’m away on vacation this week, but here’s an older post you might enjoy. I don’t know about you, but one of the hardest things for me to do is go from revising and polishing one project to starting a new one from scratch. Jumping from final draft to first draft can be torture. Even [...]
