Skip to content Credit The first thing you’re told when you decide to write in a particular genre and market is to read what you’re going to write. This, of course, is so you know what works and doesn’t, what is trending, and whether or not giraffes are a useful protagonist*. So you read all the kidlit you … Read more
On non-Leap Year years, February 14th marks the exact halfway point of the month*. It’s also Valentine’s Day. Known first as one of the millions of saint’s days, we can thank Chaucer for making it about sex**. It would be great if that’s all what the holiday turned into, but we all know that is … Read more
Every Wednesday, YA Highway asks their readership a simple question to answer on your blog. Once you answer, you link your blog in the comments for other readers to hop on board. This is Road Trip Wednesday. Today’s topic: What story ideas have you trunked because they were too similar to published/well-known stories? I’m lucky … Read more
One of my favorite shows in the last decade was PRISON BREAK. If you never heard of it, here’s the blurb from imdb.com: Due to a political conspiracy an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the … Read more
There’s nothing better than getting advice from professionals in our desired field. Sometimes it’s even important to get advice from something that doesn’t involve our field at all. This is the case with this snippet from the television show Extras. This clip makes me laugh every single time. I hope it does the same for … Read more