Teens love Dystopian YA- Publisher’s weekly link
Dystopian YA- the new Vampire??? http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6719039.html (note: my dystopian YA, LUCKY, will be out fall 2011 through Scholastic. )
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The Thesaurus Dinosaurus (Extinct?)
My other job (not including super mom in tights) is writing resumes for various professional types. I asked for entertainment industry or publishing job seekers because that is my background, but so far I’ve had everything from industrial engineers to […]
the ‘Good’ Nervousness
I’ve heard back from three out of four of my beta readers. I’ve made some suggested revisions. The last reader is my most formidable (plus she’s my mother). I am nervous. I am nervous because the YA I just completed […]
Write What is True
Often the advice “write what you know” is bandied about. I always took this to mean that you must draw from your own experiences when you write. This is obviously good advice but not much use if you’re writing about […]
In Betweening
As many of you know, I just finished a WIP (FIERCE). I am awaiting editor’s notes on my YA, LUCKY (to be published by Scholastic in 2011- sorry just have to mention that enough times that it sinks in! I […]
Amazon, hell no. Powell’s Books has everything
I had a pretty big wishlist going over at Amazon but after the recent MacMillan debacle I vowed to support indies with even more fervor than usual. Monopoly is never a good thing, people, unless it’s a board game and […]
FIERCE
Oh, yeah….after complaining about how hard it was to write/ finish my WIP, FIERCE, I completely forgot to mention that I did finish it. On Tuesday at 12:52 pm. 228 pages, 61, 228 words. (exhale)
My Beta Readers
I have 4 beta readers. Sometimes, if I’m lucky, I have 5. These are the people who read everything I write once it’s completed and before I send it to my agent and then hopefully to my editor. These people […]
Capturing the Spirit
The WIP I just finished writing is set in the punk-rock California of the mid-80’s and tells of the friendship between two teenage girls, their adventures and the events which changed both of their lives. It is a book I […]
One Word Answer Meme
A writer friend sent me this questionnaire. Normally I avoid these things because I am boring and I don’t like answering questions, however… Your Cell Phone? cancerYour Hair? brownYour Mother? perfessorYour Father? librarianYour Favorite Food? indianYour Dream Last Night? writerlyYour […]