#WeNeedDiverseBooks Because We Are Not Alone
My blog contribution to the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign, which emphasizes the building of bridges among activists and people of different backgrounds.
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The Perils of First-Hand Research
An illness likely contracted in the course of researching my next book prompts me to reflect on how realistic writers take risks in the service of authenticity.
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Complicating the Minifig: Layered Narrative
In contrast to linear, chronological narrative, a layered narrative plays with time sequence to reveal character bit by bit and to build curiosity and suspense.
Read MoreThe Writer on the Road: Schenectady County Community College
On my dear departed MobileMe blog, I had an occasional series titled “The Writer on the Road,” which featured reports of my various speaking engagements in...
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The Lesson of “NO”
My friend and VCFA classmate Linda Washington just started her blog with a review of the film The Artist, and it inspired me to write about a film I saw last weekend...
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
