I’ve been doing quite a few school visits in the last couple months, and one question that almost always comes up is, What advice would you give to an aspiring writer? And I’ve realized I have a lot of opinions … Continue reading
I wrote a post a couple weeks ago for readers on one aspect of offering feedback to writers, and that got me thinking about what I’d most want to say to my fellow writers — currently published or aspiring — … Continue reading
Every so often I’m reminded that things that have started to seem natural, now that I’ve been enmeshed in the publishing industry for some time, are not actually obvious, or even seemingly sensical, to the average reader. So I thought … Continue reading
And the blog tour continues! Here’s where I’ve been talking about The Lives We Lost in the past week: -At YA Bookmark, I revealed three things that were cut from the final version of the book (with excerpts). -I gave … Continue reading
Had a most excellent night yesterday, celebrating the launch of The Lives We Lost with family and friends! For those who weren’t able to make it to the party, here’s a quick reconstruction (with much gratitude to Debbie Ridpath Ohi … Continue reading
The blog tour for The Lives We Lost is in full swing! Here’s where I’ve been in the last week: -Talking with The Book Smugglers about plotting, inspirations, and character growth (plus giveaway!). -Discussing writing a sequel at Lauren’s Crammed … Continue reading
It is a truth universally acknowledged that writers get excited about different sorts of things than other people: imaginary folks who start talking to them in the middle of the night, pens, a chance to go to some exotic or … Continue reading
This blog has been pretty quiet this month, not just because of the holidays, but also because I got my editorial letter for Fallen World book 3 at the very beginning of December. So I have been hard at work … Continue reading
Yesterday at the 2012 World Fantasy Convention, I spoke on the Diversity and Difference in YA Fantasy panel with excellent company from Cheryl Rainfield, Cinda Williams Chima, E.C. Myers, and our moderator Kathy Sullivan. It was great to see how … Continue reading
I’m out in Calgary right now for WordFest, a very awesome and impressively organized book festival that I was excited to be invited to present at. Shane Peacock and I talked with a great group of teens this afternoon, and … Continue reading