Review: Scrivener for iOS
After keeping its Mac users in suspense for years, Literature & Latte has finally released Scrivener for iOS. Now, when you take that research trip to Death Valley, you can bring your novel with you on your iPhone or iPad…
YA Wednesday: 9/11 Books, Exploring the Marginalized, The World of Sabaa Tahir, and Turning to Dear America Books for Strength
Another anniversary of 9/11 has come and gone. Like everyone in the country, I can tell you exactly where I was when the planes hit the twin towers. But what about today’s teens, who were only infants or toddlers…
Would You Pay to Read This Novel?
A favorite feature of mine on the blog Writer Unboxed, is by editor Ray Rhamey, who selects the first page of a best-selling novel and asks, “Would you pay to turn the page of this best-seller?” which he then follows…
Some (Almost) Freewriting on Imposter Syndrome
I suck and that’s okay. No. Really. I’ve been sitting here for a legit eight hours trying to come up with a decent draft for a single blog post. I kept attempting something clever and coherent and meaningful on Imposter…
YA Wednesday: Fall YA Novels to Obsess Over, 8 Books About Books, YA books, Ear-reading, and Dyslexia, Disability on Book Covers, Book Recommendations Based on Your Favorite Neko Atsume Cat
The lists of YA novels to look out for this fall are coming fast and furious, and already overwhelming me. So many I want to read, so little time. I’m actually starting to feel list fatigue, i.e. a longing to…
Fish Can’t See the Water: 6 Revision Hacks for a Fresh Perspective
At the beginning of this year I started up on a new revision of a book I’d been working on for two years. And for two years I’d been swimming inside the world of the story, intimate with its characters,…