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.…
Not Your Superhero
I challenge the Western notions of character agency and the individualistic superhero at a time when individualism has excluded too many and failed us all.
Why We Don’t Negotiate
As the impeachment trial for inciting the January 6 coup begins, I use my historical research to explain why we have the trial and punish the perpetrators rather than negotiating with them.
Sympathy for the Devil: Villains
A discussion of villains, their role in the story, and what makes a villain worthy and worth reading about.
A message went up on plywood after Election Day, but the peaceful transfer of power isn't always a given.
Deus ex Machina, Four Years Later
Revisiting my post from 2017 on the deus ex machina ending in light of GOP attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
I Get to Write Another Book!
Announcing a new nonfiction book I'm co-authoring with my agency sister Tee Moore, and writing advice.
A Historical Drama and a Master Class
What the TV series A French Village can teach us about character development and the cliffhanger.
“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.
A Change of Course (with Writing Advice)
I didn't always write fiction. After losing a contract for a YA novel many years ago, I decided to take a sure thing -- an offer on a nonfiction proposal…
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…
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