**This article was originally published in TheLoopNY. See it here.** What do superheroes, a school for especially gifted students, vampires, witches, trafficked teenagers, gargoyles, and nineteenth century Paris have in common? If you’re stumped, don’t be too hard on yourself—it’s quite an eclectic range. But if you just screamed YOUNG ADULT FICTION out loud, then […]
The “R” word you say? Yep, let’s talk about REVISIONS. Let’s talk about revisions, baby. Let’s talk about crossing T’s. Let’s talk about all the grammar and the syntax that may be. Let’s talk about revisions… Yeah, not sure that works with that song (totally dating myself here and now I have that tune in […]
Welcome to the insane-tastic YA Scavenger Hunt! For those new to the fun-house, this tri-annual event was first organized by the fabulous Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to bonus material from their favorite authors … and a chance to win some awesome prizes! If you came here looking for […]
So I haven’t written a post in a while on my ongoing publishing series on getting an agent, publisher or publicist. Click on the FAQ tab and scroll down to the “ABOUT YOU” section for more information on previous posts. Click on any one of the links for more detail. And if you don’t see […]
I’ve been DYING to reveal my secret news!! And since it has now been announced as of yesterday in Publishers Marketplace, I guess it’s official! “Seventeen Magazine Summer Beach Read author Amalie Howard’s ALPHA GODDESS, with a unique take on the Hindu Myth Ramayana, the epic love story of Rama and Sita, to Julie Matysik […]
It’s that time again. Time to make 2013 New Year Resolutions! It’s been a little hard to think of a few that I may actually keep, but I really want to try to hit them all this year. I think the key is to put in a few really achievable ones so that the big […]