Hello! My name's Jenny. I'm working on a YA novel and am looking for some writing buddies :)

My favorite YA authors are:

Madeleine L'Engle, TA Barron, Lloyd Alexander, Robin McKinley (the fantasy preference is obvious I guess! XD)

but right now I'm reading some more obscure stuff, like Jose Luis Borges and love letters of Abelard and Heloise...

About me: I love nature and animals, I draw and paint, play around with music and do science as well as…

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This post is about critiquing other people’s work without causing too much emotional damage. I am a firm believer in critique groups, not just to get feedback on your own work, but to give feedback. There’s an old saying that the teacher learns more than the student and this couldn’t be truer for writers.

When we look at another person’s writing, we are also looking at our…

Mar 30 2010

Mommy Pen:

Today a parent of a student in my class came to me upset and confused, she just doesn't understand how someone can do everything. She accused me of being Superwoman. Yep, that's right, "accused". I'm not super, and I often don't feel like a woman.

It's funny how the world views us so differently than we view ourselves. I'm often awestruck by the great, courageous women I see in the news or in the public eye. For that matter, I…

I bring you tidings of AWESOMENESS!

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella will be…

In the comments last week, Joan Swan asked us to review how submissions are done. I raised my hand to offer this explanation:

I submit proposals and manuscripts on a multiple basis nearly all the time. While the proposal or the manuscript is being completed, I am talking about the project with various editors who I think might be interested. If they…