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Gearing Up for Blogathon 2013!
Tweet Last year, I started the WordCount Blogathon off with a bang – I posted every day for about ten days, my visitors automatically increased, and it seemed like people were actually eager to read...
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My Chapter Challenge
TweetSince graduating from my MFA program last year, I’ve been slacking big time on meeting my creative writing goals — even as I hound other people (like my husband Navdeep) on theirs. So, for the...
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YA and KidLit: The Best Writers Communities Online!
TweetLast month at the ASJA conference, I moderated a fabulous — if I do say so myself! — panel on writing fiction for children and young adults, featuring author Melissa Walker, editor Zareen Jaffery,...
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Great YA Book Blogs
TweetYesterday, I rounded up some of the best online communities for writers focusing on KidLit and YA. Blogs are another fabulous way to learn about the genres, from writers at different stages of...
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Five Awesome Apps for Writers
TweetLet’s face it. Technology can be a major time suck — especially if you’re like me and not super adept with it in the first place. But occasionally, you’ll trip over an APP that might just make...
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Two Marvelous Middle Grade Blogs
TweetOkay, so I admit it. While I love YA, I have a lot harder time getting back into the middle grade mind-frame. Obviously, it wasn’t always this way. Amongst my favorite books are titles like The...
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Three Awesome Apps for Readers
TweetLast week, I wrote about my favorite APPs for writerly types — including Scrivener and Crashplan. There were a few others I kept wanting to add to the list, but then I realized they weren’t really...
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Where Were You On 9/11? Looking Back 12 Years Later
Tweet I almost managed to forget what today was. Between getting Kavi out the door for her new pre-school and the inevitable drama that occurs there as I try to leave her to her breakfast (tears over a...
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The Reverse Bucket List. Or: What I Was Most Thankful For in 2013
Tweet This week, as we all gather our loved ones and our thoughts to give thanks for all the love and luck we’ve received this year, it’s worth taking some time to look back and really take stock....
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The Reverse Bucket List: Or What I Was Thankful for in 2014
Tweet This week, as we all gather our loved ones and our thoughts to give thanks for all the love and luck we’ve received this year, it’s worth taking some time to look back and really take stock....
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