In my continuing effort to talk all about YA literature and the fantasy genre as well as introduce you to new authors and books here …
Young Adult
Bibliobattling
According to Bibliobattle’s official website, “Bibliobattle is a social book review game which was developed in the Graduate School of Informatics at Kyoto University in …
iTunes Shuffle Challenge, Part 2
Back in October, I did one version of the iTunes shuffle challenge, in which I listened to iTunes on shuffle and wrote a short blurb …
#p2p16 Editing Journal – Wave 2
Please enjoy the continuation of my editing journal for #p2p16. To learn more about it and see how wave 1 did, check out my previous …
Editing Journal: Wave 1 #p2p16 Edits
The below is a collection of my most important thoughts through the first wave of edits I received for #p2p16, or Pitch to Publication 2016. …
Surviving Social Media Series Part 2: Stereotypes and Fact-Checking
Welcome to Part 2 of my Surviving Social Media Series. You can read Part 1 here. Also, before I dive into Part 2, I wanted …
Author Spotlight: Christi J. Whitney
Today, I would like to introduce you to a fellow YA Fantasy author, Christi J. Whitney. Christy is in the middle of writing her series, …
2015 Year in Review, Dancing into 2016
Hi all! So I know I’ve been kind of absent this month, and mostly that was just me being the usual speed-of-light blur that I’m …
Genre Choice
Being asked by a friend who only reads true literary fiction what I am writing used to feel like a pop quiz I was sure …
YA Romance: When Strong Doesn’t Have to Mean Single
Hey folks! I’m guest blogging today at All the Way YA, discussing romance in YA and what the potential implications are. See a preview below. …