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…
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What do you do when someone comes out with a book eerily similar to your unpublished project?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."
Punch Up, Punch Down, Punch Sideways
Reviews and an excerpt from unpublished work to illustrate different types of humor and to call for more that punches up.
Strategies for Persistence: The Next Book
Do you give up on a manuscript and move on after a pile of rejections, or do you revise to take feedback into account? Arguments for sticking with a story.
Time Travels with Nicole Valentine
Interview with Nicole Valentine on writing the time travel novel, the need for persistence, and the inspiration for her debut.
I’m a Mentor! The #KidsNeedMentors Program
I received my #KidsNeedMentors match for this year and look forward to working with a sixth grade class, Lego included.
Find Your Match, Older Writer: The Secrets of Publishing Panel
Susan Shapiro's Secrets of Publishing panel offers experiences of and useful advice from authors who debuted in their 60s.
“…Couldn’t Connect to Your Main Character”
A discussion of a generic rejection phrase that marginalized fiction writers often receive and what it may mean.
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