So you have all these ideas, right? This idea and that idea and that other one over there. Ideas are everywhere. You have a giant list of them somewhere in your notes, and you add to it whenever something strikes you. (You do this, right? I’m not the only one?) How do you choose among…
What software do you use? A lot of writers use Microsoft Word, and if you’re one of them, I feel for you. I send you my deepest, most heart-felt sympathy. I used to use Word, too. I know how much precious writing time you waste digging around for the right Word document with your research…
Digital Book World reported in October 2014 that young adult and children’s books are the biggest factor driving the growth of trade publishing. Hollywood’s been snatching up YA and middle grade titles at an unprecedented rate. So what gives? How come the whole world is suddenly paying attention to books written for teenagers? Because they…
I never used to like graphic novels. I’m a word girl. Most of the time the pictures were distracting and confusing. I couldn’t interpret them properly; I would end up feeling lost, missing half the story. The style of the art often felt dark and impenetrable and I wouldn’t get far before giving up. But…
Haters, prepare to kiss my sexy white booty. I have seen it go down time and time again: Some windy-wallets (read: Victorian slang for pompous windbag) poops all over the Twilight series with whine whine whine about how dumb it all is, and then when I ask which of the books they’ve read, the answer…
Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Efraim’s Daughter Longstocking, otherwise known as Pippi, is OBVIOUSLY a Spunky Misfit Girl. She does not mess around. Well, maybe she does, but when she does, she takes it very seriously. She’s a top-of-the-line, cream-of-the-crop inspiration for holding on to your childlike heart. Here’s how she does it: Take tough…