Alternatives to the Individual Hero: A Place to Hang the Moon
My previous post on the problem with the individual hero in children’s and YA fiction has received a lot of attention. People have asked me for alternatives to...
Read MoreMy previous post on the problem with the individual hero in children’s and YA fiction has received a lot of attention. People have asked me for alternatives to...
Read MoreWhat the TV series A French Village can teach us about character development and the cliffhanger.
Read MoreYesterday, August 31, 2020 marked the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Gdańsk Agreements, which allowed Solidarity to become the first independent trade union in...
Read MoreHave you ever written a super-secret project, one you didn’t want to tell *anyone*? That was me, for years, as I worked on draft after draft of a weird, multi-POV...
Read MoreInterview with Ann Clare LeZotte, author of Show Me a Sign, a middle grade novel set in the Deaf community of Martha’s Vineyard in 1809.
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