Or, Why small towns are kinda cool. So, yeah. There’s a new movie hitting theatres tonight at midnight. Perhaps you’ve heard of it? I won’t even lie: I am pretty excited to go see it. I am even more excited that it is opening because that means I am done dealing with it at work, [...]
Put yourself in my shoes for a minute: You are a Mormon who writes young adult fiction. When you tell others this, it is only a matter of time (often only a couple seconds) before they ask the inevitable question: So you’re going to be the next Stephenie Meyer? Um, no. As much fun as [...]
Fair warning: this post is more my random, jumbled thoughts on this topic than anything coherent. Read at your own risk. While I was working today, my mind drifted to the realms of writing and reading-as it often does. I got to thinking about the “Fairy Tale Ending” – the warm, fuzzy Happily Ever After. Stories [...]
*Rant alert* Every Wednesday night, there is a YA lit chat on Twitter. A bunch of YA authors, editors, readers, whatever get together to talk about all things Young Adult. Some weeks we just have free discussion; other weeks there is a specific topic. I was not able to participate in YAlitchat last night, but [...]
Ah, grammar, how I love thee. I read Strunk & White’s Elements of Style yearly, follow Grammar Girl’s podcasts religiously, and look up at least one grammar tip every day. I correct grammar in my head when I listen to people talk (even in church, where I should really ignore the grammar and only focus [...]
Or: The Parable of the Wise Chinese Man* But first, the obligatory links and a little clean-up from yesterday’s post… I am super, super excited to learn that Stephenie Meyer’s The Host has been optioned and is on its way to the big screen! The Host is my favorite of Meyer’s books, and with Andrew [...]
I thought I was going to make it through a blog post without sharing any links, but then I read Natalie’s blog. The topic of her post is one that has been on my mind for quite some time. I have thought about writing my own blog post about it, but haven’t done it yet. [...]
