"Be honest with yourself about your routine. Too often I see writers trying to imitate others. They..."

“Be honest with yourself about your routine. Too often I see writers trying to imitate others. They assume if they adopt another writer’s habits completely, they will succeed. But everyone is different. Perhaps some of what that writer does will work for you—other things won’t. Take the time to figure out what time of day you work best and for how long. Long stretches are great, but so are short bursts. Don’t assume your way is wrong or weird—whatever works, works!”

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Jennifer Ziegler is an author of quirky, contemporary middle grade and young adult fiction, including such titles as How Not to Be Popular, Sass and Serendipity, and Revenge of the Flower Girls. Her books have been featured on the Lone Star List, the International Reading Association’s Young Adults Choice list, recommended on NPR’s “Tell Me More,” and optioned for film. Jennifer serves on the faculty of Vermont College of Fine Arts’ MFA program on Writing for Children and Young Adults.

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