…I wanna be: For this week’s Road Trip Wednesday, YA Highway wants to know: Which writer’s career would you most like to emulate? When I first read this question last week, two names immediately popped to mind. But then, of course, I had to go be me and think and ponder and fret and try [...]
Last week, there was a great “Gender in YA” discussion going on over at Twitter (spearheaded by the talented Maureen Johnson, who them promptly disappeared so she could make her deadline). One of the things that came up quite quickly in the discussion is that many female writers feel uncomfortable writing a book from a [...]
Since my post on the Mormon Mafia, I have been thinking a lot about comparisons. I find myself comparing me to others quite frequently, especially when it comes to my writing. And while sometimes it encourages me to work harder, most of the time comparing myself to others just makes me feel worse about myself. [...]
