Encouraging Young Writers: Engaging with the Story
How I encouraged middle school writers in a workshop to share their writing and engage with each other's work in a positive way.
How I encouraged middle school writers in a workshop to share their writing and engage with each other's work in a positive way.
Why publishers should look for translators with experience in studying and writing children's and YA literature.
I first met Anne Nesbet at the AWP conference in Washington, D.C. last February, when she was on a middle grade panel at Politics & Prose, a famous independent bookstore…
Thoughts for #kidlitwomen on the experience of an autistic author (me) and ways to make publishing a friendlier place for neurodiverse writers.
Tips for how a self-publishing author can find an editor who shares the passion for the book to create a professional-level product.
Thoughts on demonstrations that recently brought down the government in Slovakia and parallels to the student-led rally in Washington, D.C. for gun control.
Last year I joined the Authors Guild, an organization dedicated to protecting authors' rights in the United States. The organization provides a number of valuable services, including contract review for…
A review of Away, a new travel store in Lower Manhattan that also serves as a community space.
Some answers now and questions I plan to address in a future post on traveling to and living in the Algarve region of Portugal.
Earlier this week I attended PEN America's 2018 Literary Awards Gala, invited because I served as a judge for the PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship this year, evaluating children's and…