Life Imitates Art and a Broken Leg Foreshadowed
Like my character in the 2015 Lego soap opera Brickland, I now have a broken leg. Some thoughts on being laid up.
“…Couldn’t Connect to Your Main Character”
A discussion of a generic rejection phrase that marginalized fiction writers often receive and what it may mean.
Canaries in the Coal Mine
For Autism Acceptance Month, cautionary tales in film and literature as well as positive models of disability inclusion.
Sensitivity Readers vs. Expert Readers: What Is the Difference?
Exchanging a sensitivity read for an expert read prompts a discussion on the difference between the two.
The Rogue Q & A’s
Popular questions I got for Rogue from students and fans along with my answers, in preparation for the new edition coming next year.
I have skills! I make Lego vignettes from my books.
What’s Happening with Rogue?
An update on my plans to self-publish a paperback edition of Rogue, and fan art old and new.
Supportive Communities in Books Portraying Autism
A discussion of three books featuring autistic protagonists and families and communities that offer support and can serve as models.
Going It Alone as an Autistic Woman Writer: #kidlitwomen
Thoughts for #kidlitwomen on the experience of an autistic author (me) and ways to make publishing a friendlier place for neurodiverse writers.
I Meet Edmund White
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…
A New Project Finished!
Last Friday, I typed the words "THE END" into a new young adult manuscript that I've been working on for most of the past year. I started it at the…