Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? The Uncrossing is a YA fantasy novel. I love how fantasy stories put characters in extreme situations that can reveal deeply human truths, and I also love playing with fun, high-concept stories. Where did your love of books/storytelling/reading/writing/etc. come from? Like many writers,ContinueContinue reading “Interview: Melissa Eastlake, Author of the new YA Fantasy Release, THE UNCROSSING”
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Interview: Ally Matthews, YA Romance author, OFFSETTING PENALTIES
Where did your love of books/storytelling/reading/writing/etc. come from? My mom. She stayed home with us when we were little, and she was always reading. My parents also made sure there were plenty of books in the house for us to explore and read. What kind(s) of writing do you do? Strictly fiction. I write YAContinueContinue reading “Interview: Ally Matthews, YA Romance author, OFFSETTING PENALTIES”
Guest Post: Mary Lindsay, author of the new YA PNR Release, HAVEN
Writing is my Haven (See what I did there?) I’m so excited to be on The Librarian Talks today! It’s been a crazy week for me answering interviews and doing a couple of podcasts for my new novel, HAVEN. (releasing TODAY, November 7, 2017 in hardcover and ebook) One of the most common questions IContinueContinue reading “Guest Post: Mary Lindsay, author of the new YA PNR Release, HAVEN”
Interview: Sara Jade Alan, Author of A MESSY BEAUTIFUL LIFE
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? After college, I moved to New York City with my college improv group. I got a job working for a bestselling author of YA fantasy books, Tamora Pierce. She was so inspiring, and her fans were so inspiring. She introduced me to thisContinueContinue reading “Interview: Sara Jade Alan, Author of A MESSY BEAUTIFUL LIFE”
Interview with SD Grimm, YA Author of SUMMONER
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I’m a geek to the core. I have fandoms. I have made a few costumes that I’ve worn to conferences. I have always loved Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. I still believe that unicorns could possibly exist. Fantasy and Science FictionContinueContinue reading “Interview with SD Grimm, YA Author of SUMMONER”
Guest Post: Five Tips for Taming Your Muse by Kat Colmer
Five Tips for Taming Your Muse One question frequently asked of authors is “Where do you get your inspiration?” For me, that spark of “what if?” can come at any time and from anywhere: an overheard conversation in a café, a news headline, an image on a billboard, a line in a book. Getting inspirationContinueContinue reading “Guest Post: Five Tips for Taming Your Muse by Kat Colmer”
Guest Post: Jus Accardo, YA Author
There’s a saying…write what you know. Obviously I don’t have much experience with demons, extraordinary abilities, or multiverse travel, but I do know a thing or two about being a person. Specifically, a…less than graceful person. Have you ever wiped out so spectacularly that people have considered erecting a monument in honor of your…uniqueness? IContinueContinue reading “Guest Post: Jus Accardo, YA Author”
Interview: Kadie Scott, Contemporary Romance Author
Where did your love of books/storytelling/reading/writing/etc. come from? My mother and my father. My mother was a high school English teacher who loves literature but also loves. My father loves history. I swear we’ve stopped at every historical marker in Texas. And history, to me is a form of storytelling. Between them I developed aContinueContinue reading “Interview: Kadie Scott, Contemporary Romance Author”
Interview: Tonya Kuper, author of the YA New Release, ENIGMA
How long have you been teaching the Writing Young Adult Literature Writer’s Workshop? I’ve taught WYAWW since spring of 2016 at a local university, so it is still relatively “new.” What is your approach to teaching writing? How are your classes structured? My writer’s workshop class is a little different than most offered on ourContinueContinue reading “Interview: Tonya Kuper, author of the YA New Release, ENIGMA”
Guest Post: PULLING OFF A POLARIZING CHARACTER by Melissa Chambers
Writers want our heroes and heroines to be likable so our readers will attach to them and root for them. We can give them all sorts of characters quirks like type-A personalities, neuroticism, perpetual clumsiness, etc., all treated in a lovable and forgivable way. But every once in a while, it’s fun to challenge ourselvesContinueContinue reading “Guest Post: PULLING OFF A POLARIZING CHARACTER by Melissa Chambers”
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