Sharing an Inspiration with Joyce Carol Oates
When I set out to write a novel inspired by the case of Charles Schmid, the “Pied Piper of Tucson,” I knew from the start that I was not the only writer to find a story in this case.
Author Archives: Emily Ross
Books Coming to a T Stop Near You
One of the only things I miss about my nine-to-five job is all the reading I got done riding on the T. There’s something magical about reading while commuting and it’s not surprising that programs, like Boston’s Books on the T,…
YA Wednesday: YA Authors: Please Stop Doing These Things, Why We Need More Positive Girls Portrayal in Books, Unrealistic Happenings In YA Books
I’m struggling with my novel in progress. The plot has literally become a shapeshifter, morphing from one genre to another on a daily basis. I just realized my antagonist and protagonist are named Ryan and Brian and half the other…
YA Wednesday: Twitter accounts for Book Lovers, 7 YA Book Vloggers, Snapchat for YA Writers, 25 Top Bookstagram Accounts, How to Create a Beautiful Bookstagram
On Thursday 1/12 I’ll be taking over the @YoungEntmag (Young Entertainment) twitter account from 4-6 PM EST and tweeting and answering your questions about publishing and writing firsts, my book Half in Love with Death, and more! Please follow @YoungEntmag …
YA Wednesday: Write A Successful 1st Draft (Without Stabbing Yourself In The Eye With a Spork), The Greatest Lesson I Learned in Writing This Year, Tropes to Avoid, Diverse Books to Look Forward to in 2017
The New Years resolution at the top of my list is to finish The Black Sea, my novel in progress. And not just to finish it but to wrap it up in two to three months. Admittedly some of my…
YA Wednesday: Thoughts, Feels, and Burning Questions from Gilmore Girls: A Year in The Life
I recently binge-watched Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life with my daughter. We’d watched Gilmore Girls together many times in the past and it was wonderful to get lost again in Stars Hollow. At one point the cat joined…