Dec 1, 2015 | For Writers | 0 Comments
Dan asks: I’m writing a novel that would be described, I guess, as epistolary; in that possibly a third to a half of the book uses letters, diary entries and even several short-short stories written by the central character. Question I have is how to format... read more
Nov 21, 2015 | For Readers, For Writers | 0 Comments
Earlier this week, Founder and Publisher of Tu Books Stacy Whitman collected a list of children’s books about the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. It reminded me of Allen Say’s Home of the Brave, and the work I had done as part of my graduate... read more
Nov 20, 2015 | For Writers | 0 Comments
“Somehow, great editors ask the right questions or pose things to you that get you to write better. It’s a dance between you, your characters, and your editor.” – Patricia MacLachlan I’ve been thinking about how I like to be edited, which made... read more
Nov 12, 2015 | For Readers, More Personally | 0 Comments
I’m so excited to share two pieces of news with you! New book! Rock, my anthology of YA short stories, will be published on September 6, 2016! Rock is collection of seven music-inspired short stories across multiple genres, including dystopian, light sci-fi,... read more
Jul 22, 2015 | For Readers, More Personally | 0 Comments
Members of The Quacktory know that I’ve been working on the next shorts in my Rock anthology, including a Contemporary YA short story, The Distance and a light sci-fi short, The Sound of Settling. I’m excited to keep working on this anthology, and hope to... read more
Jun 23, 2015 | For Writers | 2 Comments
Recently, I was asked for advice concerning ghostwriting. I’ve ghost-written non-fiction book proposals, and while I was at the agency there were several authors that ghostwrote fiction and non-fiction. Generally, the publisher signs a contract with the author,... read more
