Posts about fantasy

Reader reactions are so subjective. One person might think there’s not nearly enough worldbuilding in a book (“give me more! MORE!”) and another might say[…]

I’m making another book list again! I’d like to know what books you think are the most important (and give me a good reason) middle[…]

Just a few thoughts that combine from reading a couple recently published postapocalyptic trade books and some of the submissions I’ve been going through recently.[…]

For those of you who submitted PARTIAL manuscripts, I am nearly up to date on everything that has come in up through June 1. I’ll[…]

The announcement came out in Publisher’s Marketplace today, so I can share it here, too! Kimberly Pauley’s CAT GIRL’S DAY OFF, when a girl’s celebrity-addicted[…]

And finally, part 3. Read parts 1 and 2 here and here. So now let’s talk about writing cross-culturally! Writing Cross-culturally A few months ago,[…]

See here for part 1. Many authors have broken that mold & followed Ursula K. Le Guin’s admonition to write more of the “other.” But[…]

Here you go! The first installment. Note that this was written to be spoken, so sometimes the diction might seem a little weird for a[…]

We’ve got some exciting news over at the Lee & Low blog that you need to check out. Also, for those who were interested in[…]

At LTUE last week, I was on a panel that gave me some food for thought, which I’d like to get some discussion on. The[…]