Independence Lost
Comparing the national security law that eliminates Hong Kong's independence to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
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…
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…
We Are the Collective Protagonist
How our actions as a collectivity raise or lower our chances of surviving the Covid-19 pandemic, thus making all of us a collective protagonist.
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What do you do when someone comes out with a book eerily similar to your unpublished project?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."
Checking on Those New Year’s Resolutions
Taking stock of my 2019 New Year's Resolutions, and celebrating the achievement of 2 out of 3, both of them related to my Lego work.
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.
Support for the Midlist Author: The SCBWI Jane Yolen Grant
For authors with extended dry spells (five years or more since your last contract), reasons for applying for the SCBWI Jane Yolen Mid-List Author grant.
Historical Fiction With a Touch of Fantasy
A discussion of historical fiction and historical fantasy for middle grade and YA readers, and why magic and invention hold so much appeal.
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