Visions of Summer
There’s something about summer that stirs a longing within me. Not a longing to sunbathe on a hot, sandy beach or embark on a long trek in the mountains, or take an exotic vacation, though I enjoy those activities, too….
YA Wednesday: YA Version of The Da Vinci Code, Bookish Moments From The Gilmore Girls, YA Writing Tips, YA Character Generator
Lately I’ve been trying to decide whether to write another young adult novel or an adult one. I have a YA novel in progress, but I worry that it doesn’t sound YA enough (whatever that means). Recently though, I decided…
It’s The Company You Keep
I used to hang around a bunch of poets. Not because I liked them—they were snobbish in their elegiac greatness—but because as poets, they were guaranteed to get rejected more often than I. My novel was dead in the water while…
Friday Feast: How Instagram Changes Book Buying and Selling, Secrets to Publishing Your Debut Novel, Bookslut, Questions to Ask Before You Quit Your Day Job, and Geek Love
Good morning, lit lovers! Our feast is short and to the point this week. And though the intro is brief, the links and the wisdom within are mighty. Read on for more.
The (Full) Writing Life
Go Figure: Musings from the Mind of Rob Wilstein My mother was on the phone. The old black desk model with its rotary dial. She was writing with one hand, the receiver clenched between shoulder and ear, the coiled cord…
YA Wednesday: BookCon, Children’s Literature History & Trends
BookExpo America (BEA), the book industry’s long-running trade expo, took place in Chicago last week. Within BEA, teens and YA book lovers convened at BookCon, a convention for book lovers that combined storytelling and pop culture in a daylong event….