Posts in writing

Ingrid writes to ask: How exactly does an imprint of a publishing company work? Are imprints more specific in subject matter or is there a[…]

I did a guest post at the SFWA site on the difference between YA and middle grade, covering not only the clear delineations of anticipated[…]

I just today read this post on disabled people (or, if you prefer, people who happen to be disabled)—particularly regarding creation of characters—over at the[…]

This was posted on the old Tu Publishing blog back before I moved to New York and joined Lee & Low. You may have seen[…]

Last week, as I was going through a pile of submissions, I was thinking about the kinds of submissions I’ve been seeing. Many of them[…]

Another writer question, the answer for which I think will help more than just one writer. If any of you have questions about what we’re[…]

I recently got this question from a writer, who agreed that answering it on the blog would be useful: My hero is a fifteen-year-old African[…]

Given the demands on my time from a number of directions, I am now closing for new critiques indefinitely. I still have several critiques I’m[…]

Sometimes I get emails from people who are just starting out in the publishing process. I understand the frustration that comes when from seeing that[…]

Today’s Writing Excuses covers conventions you (writers) should be attending, but they didn’t really have time to cover conventions and conferences specifically geared for children’s[…]