Facing Your Fears
carriejonesbooks This past week, I travelled six hours to Vermont to do four days of writer residencies at a cool small school in Orange, which is the best name for a…
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Sometimes People Suck, Yes Even Parents and Writers
Being a writer is cool and weird. I’m trying to explain this to the students I’m visiting in Vermont this week, and mostly I’ve been talking about: How cool/weird it…
Author Questions Answered
I’m up in Vermont doing four days of school visits with the most amazing kids and this has made me a bit off my blogging game because of all the…
Why Manuscript Critiques are Like First Dates and What Exactly is an Editorial Letter
I am a firm believer that humans should help other humans. A couple of people have asked me about manuscript critiques. So, I’m going to take a quick moment and…
TOTAL Writer NaNoWriMo Breakdown
It is I, the lovable monster Grover, and I have taken over the blog because … How do I say this? Carrie is not doing well. Oh no, she is…