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Writing for YA
Feeling Blocked? Five Tips to Help

I’ve never liked the term writer’s block and prefer to call it writer’s exhaustion, but it means the same…
July 27, 2020
Writing for YA
Write Anyway

There will be days when writing is hard. When your eyes burn and your back hurts. You will scrape…
June 27, 2020
Writing for YA
Writing Diverse Mental Health Themes in YA Fiction

If you’ve queried in the past five years, you’re familiar with the plea for diverse books. Publishers and readers…
May 27, 2020
Writing for YA
Why Your Beta Stopped Reading Your Manuscript

Finding a reliable and dependable beta reader can be a challenge. They often bail on you. Why? This topic…
April 27, 2020
Writing for YA
Researching and Authenticity in Fiction: Interview with YA Author Felicia Bridges

I’ve always loved books about far flung places. It’s a wonderful way to expand horizons. I decided to talk…
March 27, 2020
Writing for YA
How to Alienate and Offend Readers: Diversity and Sensitivity

What’s sensitivity reader? A sensitivity reader may not be what you think it is. These are not “thin-skinned” readers…
February 27, 2020
Writing for YA
Tips for Podcasting with Author Tara K. Ross

I love a good podcast and listen to several. Recently, I found The Hope Prose Podcast by young adult…
January 27, 2020
Writing for YA
New Year, New Goals

The new year is almost upon us. Instead of making New Year’s resolutions, why not try to come up…
December 27, 2019
Writing for YA
How to Succeed with PitMad

Are you familiar with PitMad? #PitMad is a pitch party on Twitter where writers tweet a 280-character pitch for their…
November 27, 2019