On Fixing Typos

HuffPo has an interesting feature on "the worst book typos of all time," which will make every editor and writer out there both guffaw and cringe. All of us have…

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Toeing the YA Line

YA is popular right now, there's no denying that. Most of the best-selling fiction, especially in genre, is identified as YA at the moment (well, whatever isn't ghostwritten by someone…

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Thoughts on Gay YA

So by now, most everyone interested in YA lit has seen the #YesGayYA tag on Twitter, and knows that it comes from a discussion on Genreville about two authors who…

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A brief guide to queries

I've been diving back into the Sea of Slush these past few weeks, and I've noticed something interesting. Queries aren't matching up, for the most part, with samples. I've had…

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(re)Visions: Alice

Coming soon from Candlemark & Gleam - (re)Visions: Alice! It's the first in a planned series in the (re)Visions line, which is devoted to exploring the lasting legacy of classic…

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