Year end is the perfect time of year to reflect on books that have touched us the most. But […]
Wendy’s Book Shopping List Part One: My Middle Grade Picks
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When Your Characters Veer Off Course
I was fully prepared to draft my current Work in Progress. Character Sheets were done. Scenes were sketched out. […]
A thank you to Julie and a prescription for hope: books
It’s been a long week. Apart from the election results which shocked me, I was dealing with a death […]
Science Girls Rule in Middle Grade!
There’s nothing I love so much as a middle grade novel in which the main characters – especially young […]
Writing Resources To Help You Prep for NaNoWriMo
Most writers benefit from guidance now and then. And since next Tuesday is the beginning of NaNoWriMo, I thought […]
Wendy’s Four Stages of Starting a New Writing Project
Every time I start a new book I seem to do two things: I read as much good writing […]
Are you doing NaNoWriMo This Year?
I love NaNoWriMo. And since it’s October, that can only mean one thing: it’s time to prep for the […]
Shelf Envy
I have been thinking about my bookshelves lately. This is mostly because when I go on Pinterest and […]
We Need Diverse Books!
“We must have ideals and try to live up to them, even if we never quite succeed. Life would […]
Hanging out over at Tuesday Writer’s Blog
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Jonathan Rosen over at the Tuesday Writers blog. […]
Some Great Autumn Books!
Happy Autumnal Equinox! via GIPHY I love Autumn! It’s the season of heavier sweaters, scarves and gloves, […]
COVER REVEAL: MOTLEY EDUCATION by S.A. Larsen!
I am thrilled to reveal the cover of author S.A. Larsen’s debut middle grade novel, Motley Education, which is […]
Middle Grade Fiction as a tool to help kids see things from another’s perspective
Middle Grade fiction inspires its readers, consoles them, teaches them, frightens them, empowers them, and fills them with happiness. […]
What if someone actually reads your book?
You knew this day would come, the day when someone you barely know (or who you know very well) […]
Children’s Authors as Role Models
Do we want our favorite children’s authors to be role models for our children? Should they be? I […]
Boy/Girl Friendships in Middle Grade Fiction
In fiction, it seems like it’s very hard for guys and girls to remain just friends. In YA, it’s […]
Does the inside of your house look anything like your favourite children’s book?
Normally in this space, I write about my writing or about books I’ve read. Not this week. This week we’re […]
Wendy’s Brain on Pinterest
Are you using Pinterest? I first started using Pinterest several years ago, mostly to “pin” images […]
On Writing Every Day – Or Not
Stephen King, who is a man much smarter (and certainly more successful) than I, recommends that a writer write […]
Reading – the best and least expensive writing course you can take
I have been thinking about reading – a lot. This is probably because I just finished reading my 85th […]