Monthly Archives: November 2010
Productivity Fail
Apparently by short posts during the week, I meant no posts at all over Thanksgiving. I was in Florida frolicking and deluding myself into the belief that finals were not quickly approaching. And I was really successful in ignoring the … Continue reading
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What MTV Understands About Young Adult Lit
*Short posts for the next several days because I’m headed to Florida today for an entire week* …But, as I was lying on my death bed Sunday night (small exaggeration), feeling, well, deathly ill as one does on a death … Continue reading
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Five Things on my Mind on a Friday
Thing One. James Frey. You may remember him as the author of the “memoir” A Million Little Pieces and the recipient of a serious tongue-lashing from Oprah. In an apparent effort to be as unsympathetic as possible, Frey has … Continue reading
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Why Sometimes Writing Will Turn Your Brain into a Pink Slurpee
Let me tell you why. It’s a classic case of the more you know, the less you feel you know. And I’m not saying I know a whole heap of a lot–I don’t. But with each project written, each … Continue reading
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In Which My Roommate Attends the Harry Potter 7 Premiere for Us
My wonderful roommate, Blair, is studying abroad in London right now and was one of the crazy fans who camped out for the Harry Potter premiere! Seriously, she was all over newspaper pictures and was interviewed. She was right up … Continue reading
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Nerds Like Us
My friend, Jen Hayley, alerted me to this completely amazing quote from author John Green. ”Nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff… Nerds are allowed to love stuff, like jump-up-and-down-in-the-chair-can’t-control-yourself love it. Hank, when people call … Continue reading
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What To Do If Your Agent Leaves
So last post I touched on personnel turnover in publishing. Should we care, shouldn’t we care? Who knows. But one thing we do know is that people leave. For a variety of reasons, sure, but people do leave. I don’t … Continue reading
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In Which I Get Real Awkward About A Book
It’s been awhile since I totally gushed about a book, but get ready because this is about to be a borderline inappropriate public display of affection. Before I Fall is one of those books people kept telling me to read, … Continue reading
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How to Create Discussion Questions
There has been much discussion recently about whether young adult and middle grade authors are over-marketing to fellow authors and under-targeting the intended first audience. Whether or not that’s true, I have absolutely no clue. But one nice way to … Continue reading
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