The Proust Questionnaire — a parlor game popularized by the French essayist and novelist, Marcel Proust — is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing (i.e., nosy) questions. In the hot seat today: Linsey Miller, author of the YA fantasy novel, MASK OF SHADOWS (Sourcebooks Fire, Summer 2017). [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Linsey Miller
Archives for August 2016
Ask the Author: Sally J. Pla
The Proust Questionnaire — a parlor game 
popularized by the French essayist and novelist, Marcel Proust — is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing (i.e., nosy) questions. In the hot seat today: Sally J. Pla, author of the MG contemporary novel, THE SOMEDAY BIRDS (HarperCollins, January 24, 2017). [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Sally J. Pla
10 Life Lessons Found in Middle-Grade Fiction
I’m over at Nerdy Book Club today, sharing 10 Lessons Found in Middle-Grade Fiction. (Naturally my beloved Harriet the Spy is included too.) Enjoy!
Ask the Author: Kristi Wientge
The Proust Questionnaire — a parlor game popularized by the French essayist and novelist, Marcel Proust — is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing (i.e., nosy) questions. In the hot seat today: Kristi Wientge, author of the MG contemporary, KARMA KHULLAR’S MUSTACHE (Simon & Schuster/ BFYR, Summer 2017). [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Kristi Wientge
Ask the Author: Stephanie Elliot
The Proust Questionnaire — a parlor game popularized by the French essayist and novelist, Marcel Proust — is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a seriesof probing (i.e., nosy) questions. In the hot seat today: Stephanie Elliot, author of the YA contemporary, SAD PERFECT (FSG/Margaret Ferguson, February 28, 2017). [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Stephanie Elliot
How Harriet the Spy Shaped My Identity
Given the chance to talk about my all-time favorite kidlit novel, Louise Fitzhugh 1964 classic, Harriet the Spy, I will. Luckily, Nerdy Book Club gave me the chance yesterday, on their wonderful blog. Here’s a link to my post. Enjoy!
The Power of Persistence
Writing is a lonely business. You sit at a computer, day after day – often in your PJs, with unwashed hair and unbrushed teeth – wondering how on earth you can make your characters cooperate. When they do, it’s wondrous thing. On the days they refuse to play nice? Giving up is an extremely attractive option. I wrote all about it yesterday, in a guest post for YA Highway called The Power of Persistence. Enjoy!
Ask the Author – Candace Ganger
The Proust Questionnaire — a parlor game popularized by the French essayist and novelist, Marcel Proust — is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing (i.e., nosy) questions. In the hot seat today: Candace Ganger, author of the YA Contemporary, THE INEVITABLE COLLISION OF BIRDIE + BASH (St. Martin’s Press, Spring/Summer 2017).
What is your idea of perfect happiness? An entire day near the ocean, where I’m not focused on my anxiety; I’m just listening to my children’s laughter and petting a fluffy cat!
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