Posts in writing

Ah, vacation time, when I can at last have time to pause and read my submissions and prepare my presentations! No, really, I’m going home[…]

Today is #DVpit on Twitter, which is an event in which writers post pitches for their books on the hashtag and agents who like those[…]

Let’s talk about middle grade books, young adult books, and that liminal space between, that magic spot of readers ages 10-14 who read up.  There’s[…]

In case you missed it, I’m open again for submissions to the New Visions Award. Details can be found on this blog post. This is[…]

If you’re in Brooklyn this weekend and interested in Latino/a culture and writing, you should be at Las Comadres y Compadres! I’ll be doing one-on-one[…]

A few months ago, I decided to join Tumblr and see what it was all about. I so rarely have time for real blogging nowadays,[…]

Side note: I just realized—thanks to a congratulatory email on LinkedIn, of all things—that I’ve now officially been at Lee & Low Books for 3[…]

Are you starting off on your yearly Nanowrimo marathon? If so, perhaps you’re thinking about how to diversify your cast or settings. Preferably both, right?[…]

As I was talking about yesterday, Hurricane Sandy has affected us at Lee & Low—our office is still currently without power—o we understand that it[…]

I haven’t been blogging very consistently, I know—which made me only realize today that despite my many mentions of it on Twitter and Facebook, I[…]