[close] Sherwood Smith writes fantasy and science fiction for young adult as well as adults. She has participated in and organized writing groups (both on- and off-line) for many years.
Smith's works include the YA novel Crown Duel. Smith also collaborated with Dave Trowbridge in writing the Exordium series and with Andre Norton in writing two of the books in the Solar Queen universe, and two Time Traders.
In 2001 her short story "Mom and Dad at the Home Front" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story. Moreover, her children's books have made it on many library Best Books lists, and Wren's War was an Anne Spencer Lindbergh Honor book and a Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalist.

That's the official biographical stuff.

I'm here on Goodreads to talk about books, as I've been a passionate reader as long as I've been a writer--since early childhood.

I'm not going to rate my own books--nobody sets out to write a bad book. I love all my books, and did my best. But the old saw about "Write what you love" isn't always true. If anyone is interested in what I was trying to do with this or that book, I'll put that under my own 'review' of my stuff--otherwise, I'm mostly here to talk about my own reading.

Ratings: I am not consistent, but then 'rating' books isn't consistent. If I didn't enjoy a read but admired what I thought the author was trying to do, I might rate it high. If I liked a read but didn't think it is great, yet it's a new book by a new author, I might rate it higher than if the book has been around for years and the author long passed. Sometimes I change ratings after thinking about the book.

Generally, I won't give a low rating to someone just kicking off a career. If they are dead, their work is finished, and they are beyond caring if low ratings affect sales or not. If they are super dooper famous and my opinion doesn't matter in the least, then I feel freer about expressing an opinion. [close]