Today’s guest post comes from Angela A, teen blogger and aspiring writer. Did I mention how cool I think it is when teens blog? And WRITE?? Very cool. Even better when they share their unique perspective with writers who are a few years (*cough*) past their teens. Tips From A Teen: What Bugs Me In MG/YA By Angela A. Well, hi… Read More
Science Fiction is Dead! Long Live Science Fiction!
From an awesome Human-Like Robots article I’ve talked before about the dearth of science fiction in kidlit, and the demise of adult science fiction has been long hailed. Is it because the pace of technology has sprinted past our wildest imaginations? That authors fear SF books that will be out-of-date before they go to print? Or are SF books (rightly or… Read More
Do Book Trailers Increase Sales?
What do you think of book trailers? Omnific Publishing has made a trailer for my debut novel Life, Liberty, and Pursuit. Not only is it GORGEOUS (ok, I may be a little biased, you can judge for yourself), but the music is an original work by Don Cannon (from the group Fake Uncle Jack), composed just for my trailer. How awesome… Read More
Coarse Language in Middle Grade Fiction?
Jan Dohner is a Library Media Specialist who blogs about books for her 5th and 6th grade students at Maltby Intermediate School. She posed a fascinating topic for discussion here on Ink Spells and I’m happy to have her guest posting today. Please chime in to the conversation below! Susan asked for guest columns and I volunteered. Actually, I was… Read More
Meet An Author Monday
Today I’m participating in the MEET AN AUTHOR Blog Hop, designed specifically for readers to find and get to know new authors and discover great new reads. A little about me: I write both middle grade and young adult books, drawing on my background as an ex-engineer and scientist, and the generally zaniness of having a house filled with three boys…. Read More
Creating the Breakout Setting
Contest winners, an interview, and an Author Blog Hop can be found at the bottom of this post. But first, a few words about setting. zzzzzzz Yes, that’s what I thought, too. But reading Donald Maass’ Writing the Breakout Novel, Chapter 4 (Time and Place) has completely upended my ideas about writing setting. Now, I already knew that the best… Read More
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