Patience, Persistence, and Ice Cream: Guest Post by PJ McIlvaine
I blog a lot about the writer's journey. But I'm not the only person who has a story and advice. From time to time, I ask friends with recent books…
A Winner Speaks Out (and Congratulations!)
Congratulating Malinda Lo on her National Book Award win, taking place in a climate of censorship about which she has spoken out, and I speak out too.
Tyrannies of Right and Left
A review off Margarita Engle's new verse novel Your Heart, My Sky and a defense of democracy and human rights.
MOONWALKING Has a Cover!
Thrilled for my cover of Moonwalking, which captures the art, music, and energy of 1980s Brooklyn.
Parallel Timelines in Historical Fiction
Learning about parallel timelines in historical fiction and a review of one excellent example, Ellen Oh's Finding Junie Kim.
Why Self-Publish Your Memoir
Reasons to write and self-publish a memoir if it doesn't attract interest from a traditional publisher.
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 this model.…
A Historical Drama and a Master Class
What the TV series A French Village can teach us about character development and the cliffhanger.
Solidarity Light Show
Yesterday, 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 Communist Poland. The moment…
A Big Announcement for TORCH!
Have 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…