Let me tell you about a Middle Grade book I wrote long, long ago. The first draft was in first person. But the book was a fairy tale, and first person didn’t seem quite right. So I rewrote it in limited third person, from the protagonist’s point of view. And that worked better. I got an agent, and we… View Post
What Writers Can Learn from Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals
**Thank you to Ariane Peveto for writing this post about Warriors Don’t Cry — my very first guest post! Ariane is a poet and writer. Read more about her at the end of this article.** What better way to celebrate Black History Month than to take a close look at Melba Pattillo Beals’ memoir Warriors Don’t Cry: A Searing… View Post
What Can A Wrinkle in Time Teach Us About Writing?
I don’t know about you, but I’m excited about the new movie version of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle. Excited and nervous, the way I am every time one of my favorite books is turned into a movie. Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time comes out March 9, and I’m really hoping it’ll be good. I’m not sure how… View Post
Why I Write
The other day my lovely friend B. A. Veiman of The Writing Chickadee sent me a video of poet and performer Cecilia Knapp sharing her spoken word poem “Why I Write.” After listening to her gorgeous (and gorgeously-British-accented!) prose, I asked myself: why do I write? This is a good time to ask that question. My daughter was born last… View Post
10 Questions to Ask Yourself When Revising a Novel
A few months ago I said I was writing a teen paranormal suspense novel, and I was. But I was having a lot of trouble finding the time and brain space to create something totally new. So I decided to put the new novel on the back burner for now (maybe until my baby is better at napping??) and focus… View Post
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