As if writing protagonists weren't hard enough, some types are innately more difficult to write than others (at least in my opinion)....

There are always bits and pieces of ideas for books floating around my mind. Sometimes it's a name, a place, an atmosphere, or something...

Hello. It's been a while since I've updated you on my writing. Actually, a long while. October was the last time I went somewhat in-depth...

Whether we like it or not, all art is influenced by something we've already seen before. Sometimes writers make conscious choices to...

My very first post on this website was a review of Katrina Leno's You Must Not Miss. Since I LOVED that book, save the ending, I had to...

I've been a reading fiend lately, particularly when it comes to darker YA fiction that's been published in the last five or six years....

If you don't know who Angie Thomas is, she is one of the biggest names in contemporary YA. Her books center around the experience of...

My detour down the YA horror path continues, although I would describe Some Kind of Animal as more of a dark, gritty contemporary. I'll...

I wanted to kick off one of my first posts of 2021 with a book review, especially since it's been a while! I'm deviating slightly from my...

Developing characters is a different story for every book and every writer. Some characters open up their whole lives to us the second...