by Rebecca | Dec 3, 2020 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, Alone in the Woods, authors, book people, interviews, middle grade, research, survival stories, talking about writing, WIPspiration, writing
Earlier this year, my friend Caroline Starr Rose (who is the fantastic author of May B, Blue Birds, Jasper and the Riddle of Riley’s Mine, and several fascinating picture books) was kind enough to invite me onto her blog for an interview: Alone in the Woods: An...
by Rebecca | Oct 8, 2020 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, Alone in the Woods, books, interviews, middle grade, news, releases, Sourcebooks, survival stories, The Disaster Days, this is how we read it
I really love the book blog Pop! Goes the Reader. It’s beautifully designed and illustrated, and Jen’s coverage of MG/YA books is so inclusive, thoughtful, and creative. So I was thrilled to partner with her to discuss Alone in the Woods. Check out our...
by Rebecca | Oct 7, 2020 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, Alone in the Woods, blog touring, deepthoughts, fiction lessons, grits that are true, guest posts, IRL, research, SLJ, Sourcebooks, survival stories, The Disaster Days
To say 2020 has been a challenging year for us all is definitely an understatement. So I was thrilled to have the opportunity to write an article for Karen Jensen’s SLJ blog, Teen Librarian Toolbox, about resilience–one of the themes of my latest MG novel,...
by Rebecca | Oct 6, 2020 | adventures, Adventures in Bloggysitting, Alone in the Woods, eventful, gratitude, hello, IRL, middle grade, news, pairs well with a hammock, releases, reviews, Sourcebooks, summertime, survival stories, writing
For each book I’ve released, I’ve spent time in my home state of Wisconsin, visiting schools and talking with young readers. And during every single Q&A, the same question has come up: Have you written any stories set in Wisconsin? It took me years, and four other...
by Rebecca | Sep 20, 2020 | Alone in the Woods, book publishing, books, everyone's a critic, gratitude, middle grade, news, reviews, Sourcebooks, survival stories, talking about writing, this is how we read it
I was thrilled to read Booklist’s review of Alone in the Woods–especially because they highlighted the “moments of peril and bodily danger,” but felt that “but the most tender wounds here are the emotional ones nursed by the two...