Why Self-Publish Your Memoir
Reasons to write and self-publish a memoir if it doesn’t attract interest from a traditional publisher.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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Sympathy for the Devil: Villains
A discussion of villains, their role in the story, and what makes a villain worthy and worth reading about.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
