Encouraging Young Writers: Engaging with the Story
How I encouraged middle school writers in a workshop to share their writing and engage with each other’s work in a positive way.
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The Go-It-Alone Challenge: Editing
Tips for how a self-publishing author can find an editor who shares the passion for the book to create a professional-level product.
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A New Project Finished!
Last Friday, I typed the words “THE END” into a new young adult manuscript that I’ve been working on for most of the past year. I started it at the...
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Writing for the Market, or A Bad Volunteer Job
Drawing from Laurie Morrison’s advice, a caveat on writing for the market — unless you’ve landed a write-for-hire gig, which can open up new opportunities.
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Persisting in the Writing Life: A Guest Post by Laurie Morrison
2018 is an exciting year for me. My debut novel, Every Shiny Thing, which I co-wrote with Cordelia Jensen, comes out in April, and I’ll be working on edits for my solo...
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
