I’m excited to announce that the It’s a Mystery, Pig Face! book trailer is LIVE! Thanks to the hard […]
Wendy McLeod MacKnight
Interview with Sally J. Pla, Author of The Someday Birds
She had me at birds. Even before I knew what The Someday Birds was about, I knew I was […]
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. […]
I’m guest blogging over at Pop Goes the Reader!
It’s that time of the year again! When one of my favourite book bloggers, Jen from Pop Goes […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I’m Featured in the Fall Issue of the UNB Alumni News
If you recall, I spoke at UNB back in June. At that time, they took some pictures and asked […]
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. […]
I’ve sold my second (and third!) book!
You know, I might just have a career as an author. I am thrilled to announced that my second […]
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. […]
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 […]
Wendy’s Brain on Pinterest
Are you using Pinterest? I first started using Pinterest several years ago, mostly to “pin” images […]
Guest Post on Middle Grade Minded Blog
via GIPHY I was recently over at Middle Grade Minded blogging about what it feels like when your book […]