Ideas
There are quite a few more tropes within the story that I’m excited for readers to discover when they read The Love Match. I hope they will give it a chance and do away with the notion that harmless, joyful tropes can “die” before an endless amount of marginalized authors who’ve never gotten a chance to write them can do it.
Portland-based illustrator Kalila J. Fuller did the honors for our November 2022 cover story on the representation of Native people, stories, and culture in children's publishing.
Don't just read or hire the splashy debuts--seek out the seasoned authors! Trust me, it'll be worth it!
Don't just read or hire the splashy debuts--seek out the seasoned authors! Trust me, it'll be worth it!
No amount of creativity, acting, and dreaming can substitute for living an authentic life.
The use of exterior landscape to illustrate what is going on ‘inside’ my characters is now a feature of my writing.
Perseverance, to me, is faith in four syllables. I like to think of it as faith in myself, faith in the process, and faith in my dream, even when faced with rejection after rejection, obstacle after obstacle.
Verse novels can deftly tell a story of trauma, struggle, or loss, while allowing rays of sunshine in and the music of hope to sing.
In some ways, the first draft is the most magical part of the writing process. Turning a blank word document into a manuscript will never not feel like alchemy to me.
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