Posts about 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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

Have you been waiting for the right time—for example, a holiday promotional event—to buy a Tu Book or two? We’ll be sending out a special[…]

I’ll be at this conference, and hope you can make it as well! Info below is from the press release: Las Comadres to Host October[…]

As we’ve discussed on here before, diversity in children’s and YA books can be pretty controversial. Just reading the comments sections at any of the[…]

Life, the Universe, and Everything is NEXT WEEK! That means I’ll be seeing many of you then. If you’re unable to attend LTUE, though, and[…]

I’ll be in Utah this February again this year for the excellent science fiction/fantasy convention Life, the Universe, and Everything. It’s the convention’s 30th anniversary[…]

If you didn’t already know, I’m going to be speaking at the end of the month at the New York SCBWI National Conference at the[…]

I don’t know that we’ve ever discussed the concept of the Magical Negro here before, or its equivalent in American storytelling with Asian and Native[…]