Review: Dividing Eden by Joelle Charbonneau
Carys and Andreus are royal twins who thought they would never have to deal with the responsibilities of ruling, until the day their father…
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Perfection Isn’t Necessary
Something one of my dear friends, who is also a writer, has recently told me is that a novel does not need to be…
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My Amazing Staff // Behind-the-Scenes
June is an emotional and nostalgic month for me. Two Junes ago, when I started planning The Passed Note, I had no idea what…
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The Value of Writing Junk
Sometimes, the pressure of the screen or the crispness of a blank page is too much. Paralysis stays the fingers and words evaporate. I’ll…
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Picking Books for Travel
What goes more hand in hand than books and long voyages? Why do you think there are bookstores in airports and train stations? But…
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Readers Who Listen
“To be a good writer, you have to be a good reader.” “Read your writing out loud.” –said every teacher ever (including me) I…
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Let’s Talk About Tony from “13 Reasons Why”
It feels like everyone I’ve talked to and every website I’ve visited in the past week has a post about 13 Reasons Why, the…
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Flash Fiction: The Way to Break a Writing Funk
It’s easy getting lost in a long story filled with twists and turns. I love writing rich, layered stories that go on for 100,000+…
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Nostalgia and YA// Why Writing for YA Matters
Several of my friends and I have experienced I similar phenomenon now that we’re in our late twenties and settling in. Our…
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How To Live Your Best Feminist Life
ICYMI This past Wednesday was International Women’s Day. The same women who planned the Women’s March in DC asked women to strike on Wednesday—to…
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