I Join Storystorm 2018
In fall 2015 I was busy attending conferences to promote my just-published Surviving Santiago, and when November and NaNoWriMo rolled around, I knew I didn’t have...
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Working While Autistic: Effective Group Projects for Everyone
Group projects and ways that teachers and employers can best utilize the talents of autistic team members.
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Get Discovered: The YA Discovery Contest
Announcing the 8th Annual YA Discovery Contest from Regina Brooks at Serendipity Literary Agency. No synopsis, no problem. Here’s what she’s looking for.
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Taking Chances, Writing Outside Walls: Diverse Authors at the 2017 Brooklyn Book Festival
A report on two events on Children’s Day at the 2017 Brooklyn Book Festival and thoughts on taking chances and writing outside one’s comfort zone.
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Fighting the Last War
Lessons learned from an overreaction to negative reviews and the failed project that followed, with advice for other writers.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
