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, do you have to play up the "stereotypes" to make them "real"? I believe as an writer --- especially with male characters in YA --- you must make him full fledged --- … [Read more...]
Dystopian TBR List
February 19, 2010 Read Comments
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 that focuses on some of the books coming out in this genre. So I thought I would share my list of dystopian books that I'm either currently reading or putting on my To-Be-Read (TBR) … [Read more...]
I Heart The Library
February 15, 2010 Read Comments
Today is President's Day, which for me means no software geek work today. That in itself is a celebration. I hope that everyone had a great Valentine's Day. I still have a love hangover from yesterday's wonderful festivities so I thought I would share my great love for the library. It's where I've spent most of this holiday. I could be shopping for furniture for my empty rooms as one of my friends suggested, but I would rather spend it here at the library working on my novel. Getting a … [Read more...]
Mockingjay
February 12, 2010 Read Comments
In the midst of the chaos that is my day job, the news about the final book of the Hunger Games Trilogy brought some excitement into this week. Scholastic has unveiled the title and the cover of the third book, Mockingjay, which drops on August 24, 2010. I don't believe that they are sending out ARCs for this one so any spoilers should stay at a minimum. To say that I'm excited about this final book would be an understatement. So although August is a long way off---it will be here … [Read more...]
