Querying is hard. I know because I did it (multiple times! before signing with my agent. It can be really overwhelming, especially for writers just starting out. But it’s also exciting! And I thought I’d share with you my favorite resources to help you polish that query package until it shines and snags the attention…
Years ago, in a graduate-level writing workshop, a classmate asked the professor how to build a sustainable writing practice. The professor replied that the best way wasn’t by word counts or these big, grandiose goals of two hours. Creativity ebbs and flows, and some days, you might spend all your time wrestling with one sentence, or you’re…
I am thrilled to announce that I am now represented by Amy Giuffrida! Amy blew me away with her enthusiasm for my work and her belief in me as a writer, and I’m so excited to grow our careers together. I know, in a lot of cases, social media can make it seem like people…
Coming back to writing after a long time away has been strange. In some ways (querying, dipping my toe back into the writing community on social media), I feel like a new writer all over again. But then there are other ways where I remember the lessons I learned a decade ago, and I suddenly…
I’m still in awe that I was accepted into THE Tin House’s YA Fiction Workshop–and I’m even more amazed, that, because of the generous support of friends and writers and anonymous people I STILL cannot thank enough–I was able to attend.