Last week we talked about middle grade novels I read and loved in 2016, now it’s time to turn […]
Wendy’s List of The YA she read and loved in 2016
Wendy McLeod MacKnight
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 […]
Author Melissa Roske Interviews me!
I’ve always wanted to answer The Proust Questionnaire! Thanks to Author Melissa Roske, whose Middle Grade Novel Kat Greene […]
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 […]
Book Review: Save Me, Kurt Cobain by Jenny Manzer
I knew from the very first line that Save Me, Kurt Cobain was going to a great book. […]
My First Author’s Panel!
It turns out I love to talk… This is no surprise to someone who knows me well, but if […]