Hi squiders! It’s been forever since we’ve done a readalong. I mean, that’s because we started Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars trilogy and got half way through the second book (Green Mars) and made it no farther. Well, I made it
Library Book Sale Finds: The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman
Is it just me or does it feel like September is going super fast? This is another out of last November or December’s library book sale, all of which were hard cover and within a few years of publication. I’ve
Guest Post: The Secret Lives of Royals by Shalini Dua
Happy Tuesdays, squiders! Today I’ve got a guest post on process from Shalini Dua as part of the tour for her YA/NA fantasy novel, The Secret Lives of Royals. BLURB: Olivia can’t take it anymore. She’s had enough of the big
Announcing The Adventures of Kate Readalong
A lot of reading posts this week, Squiders. But hey, I figured you wanted some variety after hearing me talk about City of Hope and Ruin for months on end! (Speaking of which, you should go enter the giveaway on
Thoughts About Orphans
Been reading some children’s books lately, and, as I’m sure you’ve noticed, parents are a bit scarce, especially in fantasy. Everyone is either an orphan, ala Harry Potter, or something else has happened to remove the parents from the story,
Trying to Figure Out Middle Grade Versus Young Adult
I have this novel. I wrote it in 2006, edited and polished until the end of 2009, and began submitting at the beginning of 2010. My query kept getting me partial requests, but nothing beyond that, so I rewrote the
The Frustration of Submission
I’m working on fixing up a book so I can continue submitting to agents with it. The process has gone a little like this: Step 1. Write Book. Step 2. Edit Book. Step 3. Write Query Letter/Synopsis. Step 4. Submit
ABNA Musings
I had a friend say that whenever she saw “ABNA” she thought “ABBA” and that it’s been a very strange week. So the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award submission opened last night. For those of you who don’t stalk the internet
