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Rebecca Barrow :: YOU DON’T KNOW ME BUT I KNOW YOU

I’m excited to share the fifth interview in the Debut-to-Debut Series! I’ve been talking to a fantastic group of debut young adult novelists this spring and summer, and that will continue throughout 2017, 2018, and 2019—the year leading up to, during, and following my own debut. I’m so excited to share these books, and insights into these authors’ experiences, with you. You can find all the interviews in the series collected right here.

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Residency life: Saltonstall

For the past month (July 24 – August 24, 2017), I’ve been in residence at the Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts in Ithaca, NY. Mostly, I’ve been writing. Sometimes, I’ve been taking photos. My time in residence at this beautiful artists’ & writers’ colony came to a close this past Thursday, but I feel like I’ve taken a bit of Saltonstall home to Brooklyn with me. Here are a few photo collages / an attempt to capture my time in Ithaca.

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[image error]Wild Saltonstall [image error]Writing studio [image error]Storm at suns...

Pitch Wars 2017: The Day Before the Sub Window Opens

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Hello, Pitch Warriors! A few of you may be thinking this post looks a little bit familiar…because it is! When I posted it last year, my first year as a mentor, I had so many mentee hopefuls let me know how helpful it was that I wanted to share it again this year…but of course with updated 2017 dates & info!

Without further ado…

It’s almost here! The day you’ve been waiting for…finally! You’ve nipped and tucked and tweaked your query. You’ve polished your opening chapter ’til it shines. You h...

#PitchWars 2017: Mentor Bio + Wish List

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Welcome, mentee hopefuls! I could not be more excited to be mentoring YA for the second time this year in the greatest contest on Earth, AKA Pitch Wars. (If you’ve stumbled upon this post and are looking for all the contest details, please visit the Pitch Wars site.) Last year, I teamed up with mentor extraordinaire Rachel Lynn Solomon (and yeah, okay, you should check out her awesome wish list, too), but this year I’m flying solo and ready to fight to the pain for all the YA awesomeness. Be...

Emily Bain Murphy :: THE DISAPPEARANCES

I’m excited to share the fourth interview in the Debut-to-Debut Series! I’ve been talking to a fantastic group of debut young adult novelists this spring and summer, and that will continue throughout 2017, 2018, and 2019—the year leading up to, during, and following my own debut. I’m so excited to share these books, and insights into these authors’ experiences, with you. You can find all the interviews in the series collected right here.

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Kayla Olson :: THE SANDCASTLE EMPIRE

Welcome to the third interview in the Debut-to-Debut Series! I’ve been talking to a fantastic group of debut young adult novelists this spring and summer, and that will continue throughout 2017, 2018, and 2019—the year leading up to, during, and following my own debut. I’m so excited to share these books, and insights into these authors’ experiences, with you. You can find all the interviews in the series collected right here.

[image error]Earlier this month, I corresponded with Kayla Olson about her debu...

Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Change It

On this, the year anniversary of leaving my day job in academic administration to write and edit full time, I’m in the mood to share some advice on the topics of job-leaving, budgeting, and freelancing as they apply to those who wish to become self-employed as writers and editors. Over the course of the past year, I’ve been asked time and again about making the transition from salaried employment to self-employment, about being a freelance editor, and about becoming a soon-to-be-published aut...

Karen M. McManus :: ONE OF US IS LYING

Hello, friends! Welcome to the second interview in the Debut-to-Debut Series! ICYMI the first time around (and you can check out Katie Bayerl’s interview right here), I’m talking to a fantastic group of debut young adult novelists throughout 2017, 2018, and 2019—the year leading up to, during, and following my own debut. I’m so excited to share these books, and insights into these authors’ experiences, with you.

[image error]This month, I corresponded with Karen M. McManus about her debut young adult nove...

Katie Bayerl :: A PSALM FOR LOST GIRLS

I could not be more excited to share with you the inaugural post in the Debut-to-Debut Interview Series. Interviews will be posted sporadically throughout 2017, 2018, and 2019—the year leading up to, during, and following my own debut. I hope to connect with a wide-ranging group of debut young adult novelists through this series and to share their books and experiences with you: fellow writers, fellow debuts, fellow readers, fellow YA enthusiasts.

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On getting my first book deal and kicking imposter syndrome to the curb

For years, I wasn’t brave enough to admit I was a writer.

I went to college to study the craft. Five years later, I returned to school for my MFA. I gave readings and attended writers’ conferences and residencies. I wrote. For all intents and purposes, I was a writer. But when chatting at parties, when introduced to friends of friends, when asked that inescapable, horrible question, So, what do you do? I would say, “Oh, I work in [insert day job here]. I also write.” Writing was a tacked-on t...