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.
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.
Fighting the Last War
Lessons learned from an overreaction to negative reviews and the failed project that followed, with advice for other writers.
Top Questions from Middle School: Why Did Kiara Want to Be Popular?
A response to an eighth grader's question on why Kiara (and I) wanted so badly to be popular and whether the reality lives up to the hype.
The Advice Columnists of Passages Academy, Staten Island
My morning in Staten Island, speaking to the students and staff at Passages Academy as part of a program sponsored by PEN and Literature for Incarcerated Teens.
Wrapping Up the YASH Spring 2016 Contest (and an Unscientific Survey)
Thank you to all the people who took part in the Spring 2016 Young Adult Scavenger Hunt! The turnout was huge, including dozens of people who commented to enter my…
My Workshop for the VCFA Young Writers Network, Part 2
Last week I reported on the first week that I led a workshop for middle school writers at New Voices School as part of the VCFA Young Writers Network. That…
My Workshop for the VCFA Young Writers Network, Part 1
The first part of my report on presenting at New Voices School in Brooklyn as part of the new VCFA Young Writers Network.