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You Still Have To Lift

My barista and I have an ongoing conversation. Every day, we pick up where we left off the day before, talking about writing books while she makes my iced Americano. Yesterday, she confessed she’s often thought about doing NaNoWriMo, and we discussed how getting through the very first first draft is …

Interview: Barbara Brauner & James Iver Mattson, authors of OMG: The Glitter Trap

The Glitter Trap is the first book in the Oh My Godmother series, published by Disney-Hyperion Books for Children, launching May 14th, 2013. Middle school is far from a fairytale for adorkable misfit Lacey Unger-Ware. When Lacey ends up with popular girl Paige Harrington’s smart-mouthed fairy godmother, Katarina, trapped in …

Why Messing Up Is Okay (A.K.A. How I Got Kicked Out of Girl Scouts)

Most writers feel a certain level of affection toward their characters. They are, in a sense, our babies. We’ve named them, given them their looks, and are prone to yell at them when they aren’t cooperating. Sounds a lot like my child, or as I often refer to him on …

MG Channel Surf: 4/12/13

If you’re writing a sequel, or thinking about writing a sequel, or have at some point in your life had the fleeting though “hmmm, one day I’d like to write a book and then write a sequel to it,” then go read this post immediately.

An Open Letter to Bookstores Selling ARCs

As a children’s author myself, I’ve spent many a happy hour browsing for new titles on your shelves. I’m always thrilled when I find something new and exciting to read. I’m less thrilled when I pull a book off your shelf only to find that it is actually an Advanced Reader Copy.

Review of O.M.G.: The Glitter Trap by Barbara Brauner and James Iver Mattson

Middle school is far from a fairytale for adorkable misfit Lacey Unger-Ware. When Lacey ends up with popular girl Paige Harrington’s smart-mouthed fairy godmother, Katarina, trapped in her hair, life gets more magical–just not in a ‘prince charming’ kind of way.

MG Channel Surf: 4/5/13

I love what Dee says in this post about why it’s so important that kids (and adults!) read books where the characters have different faiths, beliefs, and lives in general. How do you handle religion in your writing?

In Which Young MiSchu Cannot Resist a Mystery

I walked into the living room, which looked much like Santa’s workshop might if it exploded. Tree, presents, so many presents, stacks of presents everywhere, no floor space, stockings absolutely stuffed, candy, PRESENTS!!!…
My sister and I went about our regular gift-opening rituals. For me, that meant starting with the stockings and examining each gift methodically. For her, it meant nothing less than total and complete wrapping paper carnage.

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