A contest

The prize for which is nothing but bragging rights. Background: I have been roped into a church talent show for this weekend. I could have offered a number of my talents–photography for the display portion, singing a song or playing on my trumpet–but I don’t have enough time to prepare anything interesting. I’d have to … Read more

Q&A: Sex in YA

A reader asks: As a teenager, I wanted to read books that didn’t have sex in them. As a writer, I want to create the kind of books that I wanted to read as a teenager. Yet, I was afraid that an editor or an agent would want me to put sex scenes in my … Read more