Middle grade novels (written for kids ages 8 to 12) are quite popular in the publishing world. After all, with book reports and daily reading logs, this age group is basically forced to read fiction. And after the success of the Harry Potter series, it isn’t just kids who are reading middle grade novels. There are so many new… View Post
What if I never write again? I haven’t been writing much lately. I suspect this has something to do with my seven month old baby. She’s now taking two naps a day, one in the morning (when I shower), and one mid-day (when I eat lunch). She’s decided she doesn’t need to nap for longer than forty-five minutes, and… View Post
Losing My Stories I’ve been thinking a lot this past week about the people of Houston and the surrounding areas. Some of the pictures in the news have been so awful I literally pressed my hand to my heart when I saw them . My husband and I are donating to the Central Texas Food Bank because we feel like we… View Post
Successful Actor vs. Successful Writer The other night my husband and I had a friend over for dinner. He told us that his teenage son, who has been doing semi-professional theater for the past few years, is planning to move to New York after high school. “There’s so much talent in the theater world,” our friend said. “My son thinks… View Post
How well do you know your Young Adult Books? I love trivia, even though I’m terrible at it. Every time I go to a trivia night and they start asking questions about sports or pop culture, I fantasize about hosting my own event with nothing but questions I know the answers to. How well would you do at my Young… View Post