How to talk to writers: “The Book”
People ask me all the time “how’s the book going?” And I tend to sputter and flinch at [...]
- February 12th, 2010
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Infrequently Asked Questions
In every end, a beginning
As I mentioned the other day, I finished looking over the copyedit of Rhythm & Blues.
How does a [...]
- September 9th, 2009
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Judging the YA reader by the cover
Over on One.Blank.Cog, Ehren wonders:
Not too long ago HarperCollins Canada announced that they would be repackaging certain young [...]
- August 17th, 2007
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Infrequently Asked Questions: Hip Hop
More and more frequently, I find myself in a position where, despite my better judgement, I feel obligated [...]
- March 28th, 2007
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Infrequently Asked Questions: The Plant of the Undead
YA author Mary Rose Wood asks,
There is something very strange happening on my dining room table. See for [...]
- February 5th, 2007
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The first cut is the deepest
I was working my way through a revision of my b-girl novel and kind of sweating over its [...]
- August 23rd, 2006
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Infrequently Asked Questions: Figure Skating
Of figure skating, Herbivore asked me:
Q: but jill……why is it just so cheeeeeeeeeezy?
A: Herbivore, this is a tough [...]
- February 17th, 2006
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The 12 Days of Cheeseless, day 4
Question of the day:
Q: But Jiiiill, if the animal doesn’t die to give up the milk, what does [...]
- November 17th, 2005
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