I love a good mythological MG novel! And Siren Sisters by Dana Langer ticks off all the boxes for […]
Another #MGDEBUTS Novel – Interview with SIREN SISTERS author Dana Langer
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Introducing The Quartz Creek Ranch Series!
It’s the book birthday of Kiersi Burkhart and Amber J. Keyser’s four book Quartz Creek Ranch Series! I’ve […]
Shine on: some year-end thoughts
This post is my last blogpost for 2016. So it seemed apropos to share a few things I’m […]
Want to Win an Advanced Reader Copy of It’s a Mystery, Pig Face?
Lots of people have been asking me when they can get a copy of the book. […]
My Best of the Rest: other books I read in 2016 that I loved
A confession: I have spent 2016 reading middle grade and young adult novels almost exclusively. Not just because I […]
Wendy’s List of The YA she read and loved in 2016
Last week we talked about middle grade novels I read and loved in 2016, now it’s time to turn […]
Wendy’s Book Shopping List Part One: My Middle Grade Picks
Year end is the perfect time of year to reflect on books that have touched us the most. But […]
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) […]