I started this blog in April to post about my novel process, the writing craft, and my passion for literature for young people. And I’m glad because I’ve met some wonderful kindred spirits. Plus I’ve had a chance to discover some great blogs.

So thanks to all of you who stop by to read or comment and to both the RSS feed and email subscribers. I hope to continue the conversation in 2010!

I’m going to take a break from blogging the rest of the week (I think, LOL) to enjoy the holiday season and finish my first round of revisions for my novel, but I’ll be back for the last week of 2009 to share with you some of my favorite books of the year and to share my thoughts and goals for 2010.

So until then, I’ll leave you the top ten popular posts of 2009.

A lot of people find my blog when they are searching for a specific topic, when I comment on other blogs, or when I post to online forums about particular topics that I think may be of interest.

Here’s the list in no particular order:

When Fiction Doesn’t Feed You

Inspirational Writing Quotes

The Precarious Balance

Push by Sapphire

My ABC’s: A Reading List

Wordle Up

Writers are Not Crazy

Ticking-Clock Syndrome

Ghosts I Have Loved

Do You Have to Write Every Day?