by Rebecca | Sep 2, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, debutanting, middle grade, onefour kidlit, What I'm Reading Right Now, YA book club
Happy Labor Day! I’m back from a trip to the Midwest and taking the day *off* before more revising starts tomorrow. But in the meantime, I have two posts elsewhere online:A OneFour Kid Lit interview with YA author (and agentmate) Sara Polsky about her debut,...
by Rebecca | Aug 29, 2013 | Bookanistas, books, chose kindness, middle grade, watch out I'm getting all verklempt, What I'm Reading Right Now
It’s time for another Bookanista recommendation: R. J. Palacio’s Wonder.Here’s the summary from Goodreads: August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school—until now. He’s about to...
by Rebecca | Jul 15, 2013 | books, covers, historical fiction, middle grade, MMGM, this is how we read it
One of my favorite reads of 2011 was Sheila O’Connor’s Sparrow Road. A midwest setting, a creepy mansion/artist’s colony, and mysteries–what more could you want? (Not to mention beautiful prose and compelling characters.) So I was very excited...
by Rebecca | Jul 1, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, audrey and alice, Class of 2K14, contests and giveaways, debutanting, happy happy joy joy, social media for the shy
I’m so excited to announce that I’m part of the Class of 2K14, and we’re launching our website today! We’re a group of 20 authors debuting in middle grade and young adult fiction in 2014. We’re diverse, with members across the country (and one in the...
by Rebecca | Jun 24, 2013 | audience, BUBBLES!, deepthoughts, ideal readers, IRL, mildly maudlin, preaching to the choir, summertime, talking about writing, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, WIPspiration
I have many writing spots, in my apartment, from the desk to the couch to the kitchen table, and writing spots in other places scattered around the city and back in America’s Dairyland, too. But I also have an inspiration spot, one for daydreaming and...
