The first rule of Sub Club: Don't Talk About Sub Club. No, authors don't talk about being on submission. No one does. OK, I'm doing it...

So, I have some pretty famous writers friends. Like almost everything, I wasn't born with them. We started out unpublished, friends...

I promised some fellow authors and artists I'd blog on residencies I recommend--yet there are so many and they're all different. So I'll...

I just returned from two weeks writing at Vermont Studio Center. I was fortunate enough to receive an artist's grant to attend, and while...

So, I'm writing this post as much for myself (for the next time I give my writing group a full novel draft) as I am for the SCBWI...

Most professional writers have a critique group. It's so ubiquitous that often they're referred to as CGs. So why does my group of YA...

If you're a children's book writer and you're serious about your craft, you've probably been to SCBWI conferences where there are Q&As,...

Brenda Drake has become famous in the writing community for her Pitch Madness, or #PitMad Twitter contests. And they're awesome. Most...

Querying is incredibly daunting, and I hope I never have to do it again. It's the worst. But the Year of Querying made my manuscript SO...

I've heard many male authors say that they write like a job. Nine-to-five. Or, eight hours a day. I find that amazing--that they can do...