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...

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...

Hello and welcome to the fourth and final installment on writing lower middle grade fiction! Today we cover ensemble casts and subplots...

Hello and happy September! I’m delighted to be celebrating the release of The Derby Daredevils: Shelly Struggles to Shine this month! The...

Hello friends! Welcome to the second installment of blog posts on writing craft: Lower Middle Grade fiction! Last month, we covered the...

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...

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...

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...

2017 was a strange year. It began with me wandering through the cold, seemingly-solitary halls of being between agents. I worked...

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...

“Everyone attack!” “Retreat!” “Attack!” “Retreat!” “What are you doing, Lee? Get back on your feet!” -Stay Alive, Hamilton I’ve always...

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...

Hello there! We are middle grade authors Kit Rosewater and Ash Van Otterloo, and together we make up the MG Pitch Wars mentor duo,...

Three years ago, I was just starting my journey as a Pitch Wars mentee. For those unfamiliar, Pitch Wars is a mentoring program where...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

(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...