How About MG Book Series That Grow with Readers?
People have been complaining about the lack of books for kids in the upper-MG/lower-YA age range for years. Here's a post from 2017 pointing out the fact that YA often…
When I Grow Up….
Hello to the no one reading this site. It's been a while, and I've been neglectful. Sorry. Truth is, I don't really know what happened. I hit a wall, I…
MONSTERS – My Submission for the 3rd Annual Kids’ Choice KidLit Writing Contest
Hello everyone! It's amazing what you discover scrolling around on no-longer-Twitter when you should be doing other things. A little over a week ago, I ran across Kailei Pew's post…
I Won Nanowrimo and All I Got Was This Lousy 50,000 Words
This year I participated in my first Nanowrimo. I decided to do it partially for fun, partially as an experiment, and partially because I was struggling to really dig into…
Belated Bragging (the Best Kind!)
via GIPHY Hey there! Long time no see. I vanished into the everyday chaos of having your own business and trying to push two kids out the door five days…
Okay, You’ve Finished a Novel — What Now?
I started querying in May with an amazing event put on by a middle-grade group I'm a part of on Twitter. They ran a series of educational Zooms educating everyone…