Writing Sports and Action Scenes, Part 2
Welcome to the second installment of the craft series on writing sports and action scenes. Today we’re picking up where we left off last...
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- May 11, 2021
- 5 min
Writing Sports and Action Scenes, Part 1
Hello from 2021! It’s been almost seven months since my last blog post, a craft series on writing Lower Middle Grade fiction you can...
- Oct 21, 2020
- 4 min
Writing Lower Middle Grade Fiction, Part 4
Hello and welcome to the fourth and final installment on writing lower middle grade fiction! Today we cover ensemble casts and subplots...
- Sep 15, 2020
- 5 min
Writing Lower Middle Grade Fiction, Part 3
Hello and happy September! I’m delighted to be celebrating the release of The Derby Daredevils: Shelly Struggles to Shine this month! The...
- Aug 12, 2020
- 6 min
Writing Lower Middle Grade Fiction, Part 2
Hello friends! Welcome to the second installment of blog posts on writing craft: Lower Middle Grade fiction! Last month, we covered the...
- Jul 12, 2020
- 6 min
Writing Lower Middle Grade Fiction, Part 1
In interviews, a writer is often asked whether they are a plotter, a pantser, or—thanks to some writers refusing to claim one category or...
- Apr 3, 2020
- 6 min
Debuting Within a Pandemic
I haven’t composed a blog post in a long time. It’s easier to post fun things like cover reveals and quizzes and games. Not because those...
- Mar 11, 2020
- 0 min
- Feb 12, 2020
- 4 min
Cover Reveal for THE DERBY DAREDEVILS: SHELLY STRUGGLES TO SHINE
Hello hello! I am pleased as punch to be hosting my own cover reveal for The Derby Daredevils: Shelly Struggles to Shine! Book 2 has...
- Jan 7, 2020
- 6 min
What to “Expect” When You’re Debuting
2017 was a strange year. It began with me wandering through the cold, seemingly-solitary halls of being between agents. I worked...
- Dec 3, 2019
- 5 min
Choosing to do a Preorder Campaign
I don’t mean to brag, but I am absolutely fantastic at second-guessing every decision I’ve ever made. No, really. I have a knack for...
- Nov 11, 2019
- 7 min
What to do on a Writing Retreat
“Everyone attack!” “Retreat!” “Attack!” “Retreat!” “What are you doing, Lee? Get back on your feet!” -Stay Alive, Hamilton I’ve always...
- Oct 16, 2019
- 4 min
Becoming an Expert Through Children’s Books
In my ongoing struggle to sit down and be productive as a writer who works from home, I fully admit to being one of those people who...
- Sep 10, 2019
- 5 min
Pitch Wars Wishlist!
Hello there! We are middle grade authors Kit Rosewater and Ash Van Otterloo, and together we make up the MG Pitch Wars mentor duo,...
- Sep 10, 2019
- 5 min
What We Keep
Three years ago, I was just starting my journey as a Pitch Wars mentee. For those unfamiliar, Pitch Wars is a mentoring program where...
- Aug 8, 2019
- 4 min
Judging My Book
A few weeks ago, my friend forwarded me this tweet. It was posted by authors Brendan Reichs and Daniel José Older and was making the...
- Jul 8, 2019
- 6 min
Getting Back on the Horse
Confession time: I’m one of those writers who sees an article title like “My Ups and Downs of Writing” or “My Long, Long, Loooooooooong...
- Jun 4, 2019
- 5 min
“Are We There Yet?”: A Publishing Reality Check
Being a writer is a difficult thing. Any job can be difficult, of course. When I was a teacher, a stage director, a textbook translator,...
- May 7, 2019
- 4 min
Giving a Book a Heart Transplant
This story starts with a wedding. In mid-March, I was returning from a friend’s nuptials in Brooklyn, NY. I had watched a couple stare...
- Apr 16, 2019
- 7 min
Building Story from Pitch
(The following content was originally presented at the SCBWI New Mexico April Shop Talk on 4.09.19) When I started querying in 2011, I...
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