In all the recent conversations about The Cornell Seven and sexual assault, one question stays with me, and rings like a loud and rusty bell: Why didn't anyone do anything. The period says how cynical I am. To say, Look how dulled your senses are. Why didn't anyone do … [Read more...] about The Nerve
young adult
Minerva’s going audiobook!
@nervesofsteel is going audio. The Audiobook Experience is recording Minerva! I'm so excited. Are you more likely to listen to an audiobook, read an ebook, or read a print book? Let me know. My teen activism novel--The Anxious Generation meets Lois Lane meets … [Read more...] about Minerva’s going audiobook!
Brand Obsessions: Definitely an ’80s Thing
Can you guess the '80s brands? First, Some Background My novel Here Comes the Dog Parade is set in 1982. If you were around and conscious of that moment in time, let me know what you remember. There are some loosely autobiographical references in the book--basically to … [Read more...] about Brand Obsessions: Definitely an ’80s Thing
Stranger Things and Novel Things
'80s nostalgia in my books: what's that all about? Find Your Inner Sorcerer I love ‘80s stuff so much, it’s all over my books. As I’m finishing revisions of my novel set in 1982, Here Comes the Dog Parade, it’s no surprise that Stranger Things is on my mind. Maybe … [Read more...] about Stranger Things and Novel Things
How to Bake a Book: a 10-year Recipe
Recently I heard someone say they wrote a book in seven days, thanks to AI. I wouldn't say they wrote a book. I'd say they wrote a draft. As we navigate the brave new worlds before us, one question I'm asking me and my process is, What's the right amount of time for my book … [Read more...] about How to Bake a Book: a 10-year Recipe
Is YA Literary? The Search for an Abundant Canon
So a thing happened, as folks today like to say, deliberately understating the bigness of said thing. And as part of my work these last two years at Vermont College Fine Arts' program in Writing for Children and Young Adults—besides writing one and a half young adult novels, … [Read more...] about Is YA Literary? The Search for an Abundant Canon