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This week, in prep for Halloween, the Debutante Ball gals are writing about their biggest fears about publishing.
It's no surprise, with all its spooookieness, that Halloween comes with its own list of fears: Wiccaphobia (witches), Formidophobia (scarecrows), Coimetrophobia (cemeteries), and well, Samhainophobia (Halloween itself). It's also no surprise that publishing a book shares some of these Halloween-related phobias. I've done some soul searching, I've established a safe word (bestseller), and I'm about to share my list of publishing fears. Continue reading » This week on the Debutante Ball we’re writing about protagonists, in terms of conflict and drama. Do we make choices for them? Or let our characters lead the way?
As a writer, I'm a mixture of a plotter and a seat-of-my-pants drafter. Considering I write historical fiction (and I don't want to piss people off who study history...) I try to align with historical fact as much as possible. The beauty with BECOMING BONNIE is not much is known about Bonnie Parker's life prior to meeting Clyde Barrow. I was able to pull in facts where I could, but then drop Bonn in various scenarios and settings... Continue reading » This week on the Debutante Ball we’re doing authorly confessions. If you missed Crystal, Amy, or Lynn’s posts, get after them next (and look out for Tiffany’s tomorrow). But right now, I’m about to drop some truth on ya...
Continue reading » Inspiring our kiddos is so important, and I'm so excited to work on a new middle grade series, Brave Like Me, with Scholastic that tells true stories of young woman, who at a young age, accomplished great feats of perseverance and bravery. Here are the two official announcements from Publishers Weekly!   It's true. For me, the numero uno factor in deciding whether or not to read a book is premise. Not age group. Not genre. But a gripping concept that I have to experience for myself. So what has gripped me? This week, we're sharing our faves books, so without further ado (and in order of reading) these are the books that pop to the forefront of my mind from the past decade or so...
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