Ah, so much for not blogging anymore this week! But one of my writer friends, Christine Taylor-Butler shared something off of Twitter of all places—wow, I must look into this Twitter thing—it seems like all the cool kids are doing it.
Anyway, Christine shared a blog post over at the My Story Writer blog. The post, [...]

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 [...]

At times I have a habit as looking at my day job as a curse because it limits my writing time. But really it can be a blessing. Beside getting a regular check and being able to pay my mortgage, there are also other perks of my day job: having great co-workers.
Yesterday, I got a [...]

A lot of writers do character sketches. Some writers do interviews with their characters. Some even do whole biographies from birth to current novel time for character development.
One thing that I do consistently that sort of helps me figure out a character in the very beginning is to do a Myers-Brigg assessment of the character [...]

In the SLJ Teen newsletter, I found out that the The William C. Morris YA Debut Award finalists have been announced.

According the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) website:
“The William C. Morris YA Debut Award, first awarded in 2009, honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new [...]