by Michelle | Oct 20, 2014 | authors, blogging, Michelle's books, rant, reading, respect, reviewing, social media
Some Necessary Context In recent years there have been a number of brouhahas involving book bloggers and amateur (in the sense of not being professional) book reviewers. You can see a post I wrote about three years ago that addresses several of these kerfuffles. Note:...
by Michelle | Apr 14, 2014 | agenty stuff, authors, nitty gritty, rant, respect
The other day Shannon Hale (who I adore and who is one of the most giving authors I know) wrote up a post called I Am Not Accessible about how she just doesn’t have time to respond to emails from readers. There are so so so many things I would like to do that I...
by Michelle | Jul 10, 2013 | agenty stuff, authors, blogging, bookselling, nitty gritty, publicity, publishing, rant, reading, respect, reviewing, self-promo, social media, writing
I was reminded again recently of a discussion I started a year ago about writers blogging about writing. The original tweet that started the discussion: I wish more writers would blog/tweet about things OTHER THAN WRITING. When you’ve READ as many as I have,...
by Michelle | Apr 28, 2013 | agenty stuff, authors, I like, MSWL, NA, publishing, querying, rant, reading, storytelling, writing, YA
This was originally a comment I made on the HuffPost article “Lovesick and Tired: Unnecessary Romance in YA,” but it encapsulates my thoughts on romance and relationships within YA that I’m reposting it here. YA literature is, at its heart,...
by Michelle | Jan 16, 2013 | agenty stuff, authors, bookselling, e-books, kidlit, NA, not for me, publishers, publishing, querying, rant, reading, self-publishing, storytelling, writing, YA
Update (4/23/13): In the three months since I originally wrote this post, New Adult has progressed significantly to the point where some of this information is obsolete or opposite from what I wrote earlier. So I’ve revised the post below to reflect new changes...
by Michelle | Jul 15, 2012 | agenty stuff, authors, diversity, I like, MSWL, publishing, rant, reading, respect, storytelling, writing, YA
I’ve kept largely quiet on the commotion surrounding comedian Daniel Tosh and a woman in the audience who said he joked about how funny it would be if she were gang raped. The resulting debate is disturbing in many ways,* as the (largely male) negative response...
