How To Write Sucky YA Novels
carriejonesbooks So, you want to write a young adult novel and you want it to be bad? I hear you. You’re tired of trying to write good novels for kids. Writing…
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Why You Should be Vulnerable in a World of Trolls
Last week, I got the first pass proofs of ESCAPE FROM THE BADLANDS, the third book in the TIME STOPPERS series. I am afraid of pass proofs. But they are…
Boobs, Awards and How to Face Your Fears in front of Katherine Paterson
Sometimes our fear of failure gets so super big that it keeps us from going towards our goals. Do you know what I mean? Like sometimes that fear keeps us…
Wednesday Bullying Post
So Monday I posted about my own bullying experiences and mentioned DEAR BULLY, an anthology that I co-edited. That book happened because Megan Kelley Hall and I felt so powerless…
Revising a Book Is Sort of Like Hell, Basically, So Take Care of Yourself
Back in 2009, I had just finished the revision of CAPTIVATE (sequel to NEED), and after I happy danced, I pretty much passed out. The revision of that book was…