A young woman emailed me recently after being frustrated in her attempts to create great characters for a story she was writing. Her complaint was that everyone in her book seemed like they were made up, and of course even…
6Sep
29Aug
A huge thank you to my son, Benny Davis, the one who filmed it, and edited the entire thing. He's a genius, and that's a totally objective opinion.
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28Aug
I never had a collection I was passionate about. And I never realized I had a collection until recently when I was overjoyed to add something to a collection I didn't even know I had. I was driving past…
27Aug
I was thrilled when teachingbooks.net contacted me to be a part of their extensive Author Name Pronunciation feature. It's a fantastic way to get kids interested in specific authors, and frankly, it's just fun. I can't even imagine how excited…
26Aug
I haven't done many (any?) reviews here. But summer is my biggest reading time, and I've dug into some really great books. This one, by Wendy Mass (full disclosure: we are friends. But if I didn't like it I'd do…
21Aug
The New York Times ran an article about young-adult literature on the July 20, in which article author Margo Rabb talked about the marginalizing of YA novels.
Here's a wonderful letter in the August 3 Book Review:
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To the Editor:
Sherman Alexie, who…
20Aug
Editing styles vary as much as people are different. But I have to say, the best advice I ever got on editing was from a very smart man named Michael Stearns, my editor on Mabel the Tooth Fairy and How…
20Aug
I've never done this, so it was very exciting. I was asked to be a guest blogger here.
I know. I'm easily pleased, what can I say?!
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18Aug
Sorry if you're listening to these guys, wondering where I am...they are running late:
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE: I'll be on the Jonathan Brandmeier show (The Loop 97.9FM) AROUND 10:30am EDT, THOUGH IT COULD BE UP TO 11AM answering questions from kindergartners…
17Aug
Anyone in the Chicago area, or anyone interested in streaming it live at http://www.wlup.com, I will be on the Jonathan Brandmeier show between 9am - 10 am EDT, answering questions from kindergartners and possibly their parents.
Keep your fingers crossed I…
