FAQ Soundbite #1: Contracts
Q: I recently sold my book to COOL PUBLISHING HOUSE! I have accepted their offer based on a deal memo, but haven’t seen a contract yet. The book is practically ready for copy editing….Still, no...
View ArticleMarco Polo, “On Giving Feedback”
Here is a really great article on giving critiques, from Burlington Writers Workshop. “On Giving Feedback” by Peter Biello: CLICK HERE. I find one of the things I spend the most time talking with...
View ArticleFAQ Soundbite #2: Revising for an Editor
Q: My editor made some suggestions that I don’t agree with. But my book is under contract, and I feel like I have to do what she says. She feels really strongly. A: Are we talking about small-scale...
View ArticleFAQ Soundbite #3: Agents
Q: I have been querying agents, but I also just received an offer from COOL PUBLISHING HOUSE, from an editor I met at a conference. I want to get an agent before I agree to the deal. What should I do?...
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Headed to Hedgebrook
This fall, I’ll be doing a brief residency at Hedgebrook, a women’s writing and retreat center in Washington State. Applications for the 2015 Hedgebrook residencies are up online and the deadline is...
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New Book!
Robyn Hoodlum Adventures Book #3 is out today! When twelve-year-old Robyn Loxley set out to save her parents, she never could’ve predicted that she would become Robyn Hoodlum, leader of the rebellion...
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Congrats to the National Book Award Finalists!
It was a pleasure to serve as a judge for the 2017 National Book Awards, along with Suzanna Hermans, Brendan Kiely, Meg Medina, and Alex Sanchez. We read hundreds of books to arrive at our long list...
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REVOLUTION IN OUR TIME!
We’re approaching launch day for REVOLUTION IN OUR TIME, my non-fiction book about the Black Panther Party! I’m so excited that this book will finally be in the world, after working on it for nearly a...
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Revolution in Our Time is a National Book Award Finalist!
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People has been named a National Book Award Finalist in the category of Young People’s Literature, along with: Last Night at the...
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Revolution in Our Time is a Walter Award Honor Book!
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People was named a Walter Award Honor Book in the Teen category for 2022. Congrats to the Teen category winner, The Firekeeper’s...
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