2016

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For most of us, a haircut is a periodic necessity, but in fiction, haircuts only happen to make a statement. Being an appearance-related story element, the use and connotations of […]

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Many people in the YA community were less than enthused when the Locus Awards announced their 2016 finalists. The YA finalists were all men, one of whom was nominated twice, […]

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It is my great pleasure to announce that my debut novel, Among the Red Stars, will be released by HarperTeen in fall 2017. Among the Red Stars tells the story […]

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ETA #2: Since the writing, Inkitt has rebranded itself as a Wattpad-style online publishing platform. This post will remain up as a reminder of the deceptive and predatory marketing tactics […]

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As it does every year, International Women’s Month brought a flurry of posts and tweets about people’s favorite historical women, and as always, one appellation appeared more than any other: […]

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The goal of this post is to help beginning writers by pointing out some of the common mistakes I see in first novels. Not the obvious stuff you know to […]

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You’ve seen her in every historical adventure or fantasy film you’ve ever watched: The plucky female character who wears pants, refuses to get married, and shares her outspoken opinions about […]

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Comp titles: Agents love them; writers agonize about them. Comp titles are one of the most consistently misused aspects of querying, and it’s no wonder so many authors would rather […]