Why Do You Write?
carriejonesbooks A few years ago in our Vermont College MFA blog, someone wrote about why they write when they know they’ll never get enough money to pay bills, etc…. Her reasons…
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Keep Your Cat Out Of Tinder and Other Sucky Advice
Generalizations can be so inspiring and they can have truth in them for some people and sometimes even for most people, but they're never going to work for everyone.
What Makes Someone Great? Sometimes It’s Just Love
hat’s the way love should be. It should be something that solids you up, that makes you throw your arms open, makes your eyes sparkle, something that spreads and spreads…
Why You Should Write Right Now
After another one of my books was published, a teen wrote me that they'd felt desperate and alone and said, “I finally feel like I’ve been seen. It helped so…
What Happens to Your Mom When You Hit the NYT Bestsellers List
So, I thought I should tell this story about what happened with my mom when my books debuted on the NYT Bestseller Kids Lists. This was back when my mom…