Lots of links I’ve been saving:
- The YA book community should always prioritize young adults.
- The first Harry Potter covers around the world.
- I’d also like to go to a wizarding pub.
- Setting an artistic intention.
- Upping the game on commuter reading.
- Fictional bookstores are almost as awesome as real bookstores.
- Blueprinting your first pages.
- A hilarious glimpse into the writing process.
- I will read whatever Miyazaki recommends.
- Fascinating look at the history of The Joy Luck Club’s movie adaptation.
- Swanky school summer reading.
- As if I didn’t already have way too many podcasts to catch up on.
- Helpful info on fair use, permissions, and what you can quote in your own writing.
- I was just talking about first-page anxiety with a friend.
- Be patient with yourself.
- And keep going.
- Even when you don’t feel inspired.
- A fun character Q&A.
- Great tips for researching literary agents.
- Keeping your real life safe when you have an online persona.
- Outlining for non-outliners.
- Real teens don’t live in YA novels.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
Happy Friday, guys! This week has felt like nine weeks long, so I’m super excited to be heading into a long weekend of fun with some great friends. Let’s head into the weekend with a couple of fifteen-word (or fewer) book reviews.
Happy Friday, guys! It’s been a week of ups and downs, but I’m trying to keep the good stuff in mind–like flower-y raincoats and good friends and long walks and pups and, of course, books. Let’s head into the weekend with a few book reviews in fifteen words or fewer.
Happy Friday, everybody! It’s been a week, and for some reason it’s snowing again, but that’s a good excuse to stay inside and talk about what I’ve been reading in fifteen words or fewer.