YA Highway is having a Anniversary Giveaway.Day 1: Read!- win books!Day 2: Write! - win critiques!Day 3: Fun! - win chocolate (you can't say no to this one)So go check it out!

Do you ever feel like your writing is like being stuck in the traffic? Like there's cars lined up for forever in front of you, making you put on the brakes, but all you want to do is zoom out onto an open road?There have been times that I've been stuck in a lot of...

The winner for Escaping the Tiger is Angela! Please email me Angela at farley dot christinal at gmail dot com to receive your very own copy.Congratulations!!!!!!!!

I've been given the Beautiful Blogger Award from Kate at Trees Are Not Lollipops.And the Creative Writer award from Nora MacFarlane at Lemons for Lemonade.Thank you girls!

I'm trying out a new look here. What do you think? I'm having trouble getting rid of the search function due to my lack of HTML coding abilities. Any advice, I'm open to your thoughts!

Hey guys! Sorry, but I'm trying out some new templates. Hope I can get things in order soon.

Hurry! Because you have only until Apr. 3rd to enter Beth's celebration deal contest. You get to choose between a writer's pack or reader's pack. Love it!

Yesterday I was out doing errands with my two boys in our dong (that’s Korean for neighborhood). Our first stop was the bakery and while I ordered bread, my boys’ cheeks were pinched and chocolates were handed out. Now this is the same bakery we’ve gone to for eight...

Times are changing and with it, so is the publishing business. For some people this is an exciting time. Others worry.This discussion came up in our latest SCBWI meeting. We talked about how the music industry made the change, but really struggled and resisted it at...

I am totally freaking out with excitement for Beth, my very cool and smart critique buddy. Why? Read this:In another major YA acquisition before the Bologna Book Fair, Ben Schrank at Razorbill pre-empted North American rights to the debut novel by high school teacher...