How Auteur Theory Protects Abusers
In the midst of the current purge of sexual harassers from Hollywood, a few people have noticed a glaring exception: Why has Woody Allen escaped unscathed? He’s a known abuser […]
2017
Guest Post Round-Up: October/November
It’s what you’ve all been waiting for: another round up of my appearances around the web! LILbooKlovers interviewed me about history, the writing process, and what it’s like being a […]
The Chimera
Picasso had a minotaur; Max Ernst had a bird named Loplop; Carrington had a white horse; Fini had a sphinx. Half the fun of being an old-school modern artist was […]
Guest Post Round-Up: October
Among the Red Stars is on shelves now, but I still have loads of great guest posts to share with you! At Harper Stacks, I discuss the challenges of writing […]
Guest Post Round-Up: September
Here it is, one last round-up of guest posts before the big day! Epic Reads featured Among the Red Stars on their list of Historical Fiction for People Who Don’t […]
How Long Is A YA Novel?
In my spare time I like to critique queries, and one of the curious things I’ve noticed is that the most concrete parts of the query are often the most […]
Guest Post Round-Up: August/September
It’s that time again! Here’s what I’ve been doing around the web. First, I joined Mindy McGinnis on Writer, Writer, Pants On Fire to discuss Among the Red Stars’ amazing cover, […]
Heroic Statues
There really is no meaningful controversy surrounding the equestrian statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville: Lee fought a treasonous and losing war in defense of an abhorrent institution. Every […]
Practical Tools for Dealing With Jealousy
It’s Pitch Wars time, and that means some of you are about to get some great news, but even more of you are about to face profound disappointment. So let’s […]
Giveaways Everywhere!
It’s raining giveaways! First, I’m hosting a Twitter giveaway for an advance copy of C. V. Wyk’s fantastic YA historical, BLOOD AND SAND! You don’t want to miss this tale […]