NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo is on the Horizon. But last week I was only thinking about NaNoWriMo. I was busy, on the road,...
On Writing
Serendipity
On December 20, 1991, I was unemployed. Not destitute, mind you (this isn’t a story about facing Christmas with a...
Nobody Saw Anything
Twenty-four years ago this month, my first book for young readers, Someone Was Watching, was published by Albert Whitman. Not...
Just Write It
Unsolicited Advice From time to time I run into someone who finds out I’m a writer. They tell me they’ve...
Time Flies
Daylight savings this past weekend. Didn’t we just fall back, like yesterday? I remember when old people I knew (my...
Hello, TLA Conference Attendees!
It was great seeing you at TLA for the “The Allure of YA Dystopias” panel. Those of you who attended...
Countdown!
The gates are opening! Eleven days and counting until the big day! EPITAPH ROAD, just around the corner! What price...
Great Critique
Tonight I got a chance to be one of the group facilitators (know-it-alls) at the local Society of Book Writers...
Bad Advice
Okay, now I’ll find out if anyone’s reading this. I need your help, all you writers out there! I’m thinking...
On the Page
If you’re a writer, you get various kinds of inspiration from the works of other writers. Just the fact that...
