When I began Shannon Doleski‘s upper-middle grade debut Mary Underwater, the sparse and powerful prose hooked me on page one.…
Last year I asked a friend if she’d collaborate with me on a novel, and she didn’t say YES right…
Is passion just an obsession with something you can’t seem to get better at, or is it the very thing…
I’m a girl who struggles to write girl characters, so what’s the deal, huh? I’ve asked this question for a…
This month I read a YA novel that defies literary convention. It’s a mystery, but not a mystery. There’s a…
Mary Lou Hall‘s debut novel Wirewalker came out in September 2016, introducing YA readers to 14 year-old Clarence Feather, a…
Today I want to sing the praises of Richmond, Virginia’s writing community! I’m fortunate to be surrounded by poets, novelists,…
This month, after devouring Dean Gloster‘s debut YA novel Dessert First, I just had to track down the author and…
How’s this for serendipity? When I met conference keynoter Padma Venkatraman at the James River Writers conference in October 2016,…
This month, I caught up with Ruta Sepetys, recently home from a two-month book tour for her latest…