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Four Books in Forty Years, a guest post by Stacy Nockowitz

Four Books in Forty Years, a guest post by Stacy Nockowitz
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Sep 07, 2022
I’m truly fulfilled now; teacher, librarian, author– I’ve done everything I set out to do when I was that 10-year-old writing about a gnome in New Jersey. I may be crossing the finish line later than most of the other participants in the race, but guess what? I still get a ribbon.
In Defense of the Volatile, Unlikable Girl, a guest post by Tanvi Berwah

In Defense of the Volatile, Unlikable Girl, a guest post by Tanvi Berwah
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Sep 06, 2022
It’s not that these types of teen characters are truly unlikable–it’s that looking at them full-on, without flinching, makes us confront our own selves.
The Tickle of Truth: Why I Wrote BIG LIES, a guest post by Mark Kurlansky

The Tickle of Truth: Why I Wrote BIG LIES, a guest post by Mark Kurlansky
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Sep 06, 2022
It is hard work to question everything, but our survival and the survival of democracy depend on moral courage, independent thinking, and fair-mindedness. Is there anything more important?
Inclusion Doesn’t Always Mean Representation, a guest post by Chaz Hayden

Inclusion Doesn’t Always Mean Representation, a guest post by Chaz Hayden
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Sep 01, 2022
Much like how my main character, Harris, doesn’t want his wheelchair to be the first thing people notice about him, as the author, I don’t want disability to be the only takeaway from my book.
Form as Message, a guest post by Amanda Rawson Hill

Form as Message, a guest post by Amanda Rawson Hill
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Sep 01, 2022
Verse novels have this unique ability within non-illustrated literary forms to convey a message both through words, like standard prose novels, but also through visuals.
May Your Creativity Runneth Over, a guest post by Charlene Thomas

May Your Creativity Runneth Over, a guest post by Charlene Thomas
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Aug 30, 2022
One of my biggest fears for a long time was what if I run out of something new to say? What if I run out of ideas, or plot lines, or characters who feel real enough to write about?
5 Middle Grade Books with Animal Companions, a guest post by Kalyn Josephson

5 Middle Grade Books with Animal Companions, a guest post by Kalyn Josephson
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Aug 29, 2022
While middle grade stories are replete with adorable animals and sidekicks, here are five that have really stuck with me.
How I Coped with Death by Moving into a (Fictional) Funeral Home: Managing Anxiety Through Literature and Creativity, a guest post by Emma K. Ohland

How I Coped with Death by Moving into a (Fictional) Funeral Home: Managing Anxiety Through Literature and Creativity, a guest post by Emma K. Ohland
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Aug 26, 2022
Funeral Girl is about sixteen-year-old Georgia Richter who lives in her family’s funeral home--she is literally surrounded by death, which doesn’t help her death anxiety. To make matters more difficult, she can speak to the dead.
How Writing YA Novels Helped Me Find the Forgotten Parts of Me, a guest post by Sabina Khan

How Writing YA Novels Helped Me Find the Forgotten Parts of Me, a guest post by Sabina Khan
Amanda MacGregor | Blogs,  Aug 25, 2022
I’m more determined than ever to create characters and stories that represent the identities and lives of people who have always been and continue to be marginalized. We deserve better.
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