Not the Minor Leagues
Some extra love for small presses in light of PRH's purchase of Simon & Schuster and the consolidation of the Big 5 into the Big 4.
I Get to Write Another Book!
Announcing a new nonfiction book I'm co-authoring with my agency sister Tee Moore, and writing advice.
“Nothing About Us Without Us”
A preview of upcoming panels where I talk about the importance of #OwnVoices books featuring autistic and other disabled protagonists.
The “Centering Black Creators” Panel and Resources
A report on the Authors Guild-sponsored Black Voices panel, "Centering Black Creators," along with links to next steps.
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…
The Covid-19 Crisis and the Decline of U.S. Power: Guest Post by Richard Lachmann
Guest post from Richard Lachmann on the Covid-19 crisis and the U.S.'s poor performance relative to other countries.
A Deadline and a Pandemic
Sunday night, I wrote "THE END" on the draft of my part of the verse novel MOONWALKING, the story of an unlikely interracial friendship in Brooklyn in 1982 from my…
What Are Comps and Why Are They Important?
When querying agents or submitting to publishers, writers often encounter the question, "What are the comps?" "Comps?" The word refers to comparative -- or competitive -- titles. Nonfiction book proposals…
Scooped!
What do you do when someone comes out with a book eerily similar to your unpublished project? How to survive being "scooped."
A Fresh Start
Starting afresh in a new apartment and with a new book deal, a middle grade historical novel in verse co-authored with Zetta Elliott.