The girl who became the greatest wizard of all I first wrote the Worldweavers series as a trilogy published by Harper Collins. It told the story of the girl who…Continue readingHelp me bring back a great series
Children’s Book Week – June 12-16 When books were just books When I was growing up, there was no such thing as “young adult” as a marketing niche. In my…Continue readingJust what is YA?
…with your life before you’re ready to be a writer Another year is almost over, and it’s time to begin reflecting – amongst other things – on the act of…Continue reading5 things to do …
How Thea Winthrop became the world’s greatest wizard Back in 2002, back when Harry Potter WAS the YA genre – (Number One, and then twenty empty spaces behind it before the…Continue readingGirls can. Girls SHOULD
Once upon a time there was a literary phenomenon named Harry Potter. The twenty first century YA and children’s literature has been dominated by this story like no other, with…Continue readingMoving Potterverse
Cracking down on the monstrous evil of tiny Free Lending Libraries It’s good to know, Charlie Jane Anders reports at io9, that people are focusing on what’s really important. Some…Continue readingFree libraries crisis
Unh… 20 Killer Series? It’s satisfying to have a stand-alone book. When you are writing it, that’s the story, and when you’re done you’re done. You can go onto something…Continue reading20 Serial Killers?
Flavorwire asked a number of “Feminist Writers” to recommend books “Every man should read.” My opinion wasn’t solicited. Perhaps it’s just that I’m not considered the card-carrying feminist that my…Continue readingMust Reads for Men !
Evan Hoovler has selected for Blastr examples of a number of unfortunate publishing decisions. The poster child for misguided rejections is Harry Potter. Author J.K. Rowling received rejection letters for…Continue readingYou rejected WHAT!?!