Read Jon Gibbs’s fabulous guest post on Nathan Bransford’s blog. In the past, I have let my ‘but’ get in the way of reaching my potential as a writer. But no more! To plagiarize quote my dear friend Jesse: I have fully and truly realized that there are, in all certainty, only three kinds of [...]
Nathan Bransford announced today that he is running his 3rd Sort-of-Annual Stupendously Ultimate First Paragraph Challenge this week. I am definitely entering this one…I just need to figure out which novel I want to use. Hmm, what has my favorite first paragraph? Probably Jack. *Probably* Our recipe this month comes courtesy of Mary DeMuth. When [...]
Tomorrow kicks off the official start of Banned Books Week. If you have been following my blog, you have probably gotten the impression this is something I am passionate about. The impression is right. Censorship is NO GOOD. It angers me every time I hear of a person, or a group of people, demanding a [...]
Before the actual post, we have some exciting news today: rock star/ninja/literary agent Nathan Bransford landed a book deal (for his own book, not a client’s). I am excited to meet Jacob Wonderbar in a couple years. Also, this is a must read post. I have been asked many times why I write young adult [...]
The amazing Natalie Whipple has landed an agent. Not just ANY agent-she is now represented by Nathan Bransford. SQUEEE! Natalie has been writing and querying for a long time-she sent her first query to Nathan back in 2007. When she was rejected, she kept on writing. And writing. And writing. Relax, I’m a Ninja is [...]
