MORE 'YA' POSTS
In writing my contemporary YA novel, Just Another Epic Love Poem, I leaned into the granularity of my experience.
“Write what you know,” is an excellent starting place for writers. But to that advice, I would add, “Write what you wish you didn’t.”
Get out those TBR lists!
Cultivating a story idea into a fully realized story is always an unexpected journey. It starts with the wish of a story idea, of what it can be. Then it blossoms into the best laid plans, the outline. After that? That’s the magic.
The story is funny, the art is so expressive, and the solution to Molly's problems is totally novel and outside of the box. A satisfying read. I hope to see more from this duo!
A really insightful, authentic, and funny look at all the changes big and small that come with this milestone in growing up.
As we celebrate the power of storytelling, let these new books transport readers to exciting worlds, spark their curiosity, and inspire a lifelong love for literature.
We are here, and we are queer, and we can’t reduce our identities to the neat black-and-white that society would like us to. We can’t (and shouldn’t) reduce our stories, either.
Queer stories can be joyful. We can celebrate that joy both looking backward toward the past, standing bravely in the present, and facing the future with hope and good care for each other, always.
I never thought of myself as a particularly religious teen. My family was Catholic because we’d always been Catholic. We ate fish on Fridays during Lent but didn’t say grace before meals. I went to Catholic elementary school, because my parents felt it was a good religious foundation and the school was strong academically, but […]
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