I’m excited because I get to attend my first writing conference of the year. I plan to attend at least three more conferences this year as well — and I’ll be sure to tell you all about them.
Springmingle ‘10 is sponsored by the Southern Breeze chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators [...]

I have always been intrigued by male voices written by female writers.
But what I find interesting is that some readers complain that the male voice is “feminized” or not “authentic.” And I often wonder what that means.
Characters are unique — and for me, when you write a character that is a different sex from you, [...]

Most writers with day jobs or any other responsibilities can relate to the issue of time.
If you can fight off procrastination, fear of the blank page, and other phobias, time is really something that is in limited supply.
One of my goals this year is to accept the limited time that I do have. And not [...]

The first book that I checked out of the library with my “big girl” card was the The Stand by Stephen King, so I can honestly say I’ve had a thing for dystopian fiction for a while now.
Dystopian fiction is also a hot commodity in YA right now. Publisher’s Weekly has an article Apocalypse Now [...]

I was talking with a writer friend who was freaking out over a recent sale she saw on one of the publishing trade websites.
“That’s MY story!” she wailed. “I should just stop writing my novel now because this other writer has just sold MY book!”
After talking her off the ledge, I tried to reassure my [...]