Lots of fun things happening over the summer with Caminar.
The talented Meg Medina chatted with NPR’s Rachel Martin about Caminar on Weekend Reads. Go listen.
Caminar was named an Honor Book for the 2015 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People.
And it was listed as a … Read More
Fall is here! Another school year underway! And the blog has been awakened!
Upcoming book news to share:
I’ll be on a blog-hiatus for the next few weeks while I finish up a novel and enjoy some traveling with my family.
Check back in the fall for more bloggy goodness. Until then–
Happy summer!… Read More
Copy-edits of With the End in Sight – my second verse novel, due out next spring. It’s fun to watch this take shape!… Read More
Darcy Pattison recently did a round-up of who’s been selling what, agent-wise, in the world of books for young readers. If you’re looking for an agent, this is a great place to start.
This week I’ve had covers on the brain. I thought it would be fun to post some of my favorite book covers of late.
I haven’t even read all of these books, but they are all covers I admire.… Read More
If you’re coming to this blog after our wonderful Indiana SCBWI conference this weekend: the clickable version of my handout can be found here.
And – bonus content – I have two other good links to share of late.
I.W. Gregorio talks about her fear of getting it wrong.… Read More
Today I have the good fortune to be speaking with writers and illustrators at Indiana’s SCBWI regional conference about the topic of Writing Outside One’s Culture. I have lots to say about this subject, so let’s hope I get it all said within the allotted time. 🙂
There’s a hand-out … Read More
For the past two Tuesdays, I’ve been talking about critique groups. What makes a good one. How to find one. And this week: How It Should Run.
So the obvious disclaimer: there are plenty of ways to run a critique group. I’m not advocating that what follows is the only … Read More
Last week I talked a little about what makes a group critique group. Today, I’m going to address how you go about finding a critique group. Here are five ways to get started.
1. Check with your local writing center or public library. Can you make a flyer and … Read More