A few weeks ago, I wrote this post about the Dark Side of YA. Since then, I’ve been asked why I write YA if the community is so toxic. I’ll address that now. The Short answer to this issue is: The community isn’t really toxic, it’s a very vocal minority of its members that give …
The world can be a cruel place. Last week, another sad story from the YA community made the rounds on the internet, Amélie Wen Zhao, would-be author of a new YA fantasy series, was bullied by overzealous social activists into pulling the first book of the series, Blood Heir, from publication just months before its …
Hello all! I have exciting editing news. This afternoon I finished the second draft of my current WIP, sometimes known as Laz here on the blog. I’m happy with how it’s improved since the first draft was completed more than a year ago. Here’s some information about it: Age Group: Young Adult Genre: Post Nuke …
NOTE: This is not a full review of Carve the Mark, it is only a response to the general perception that the book is somehow racist. If you want my actual review, see my previous post. OTHER NOTE: This post will contain many spoilers. If you haven’t read the book, and plan on doing so, …
Today I’ll reintroduce what I’ve taken to calling “Deep Thoughts Thursday” (DTT) where I talk in-depth about something related to my writing that I’ve been thinking a lot about lately. So here goes: Let’s talk about YA. If ever someone asks me what genre I write, and I reply that I write YA, the asker …