I'm thrilled to share this guest post with TWV 2013 alum Jessie Oliveros , who, as you're about to see, has had a busy year. Jessie...

Writing is a process. I think we're all aware of this, but what we don't always acknowledge is that this process can change over tim...

In all my years of doing "The Writer's Voice," I only worked with one pair of coauthors, Kati Bartkowski and Heidi Lang . I...

Today's interview features Laura J. Moss , a member of my TWV 2013 team and co-founder of AdventureCats.org . Laura writes YA fiction ...

One of the very first entries I read during TWV 2012 was for FACE THE MUSIC , a YA contemporary romance about a deaf cellist who gets paired...

I have a special treat for you today, a guest post from Lisa A. Koosis , a TWV 2012 and TWV 2013 alum (though she was on Mónica 's team ...

One of the last entries I read during TWV 2012 was for an MG adventure then called THELMA BEE . The voice immediately hooked me (and it hook...

The bad news is that my last week was a bit of a whirlwind, so I completely neglected the blog. The good news is that you'll be able to ...

Thanks for joining me for this second installment of "Where Are They Now?" Sarah F. Henson also participated in TWV 2012--I remem...

Welcome to the very first installment of a new series I'm calling "Where Are They Now?" It's been almost four years since ...

One of the things I've learned about myself is that I'm a happier writer when I'm a blogging writer, so I'm bringing back so...

#TheWVoice wrapped up earlier this week, and I'm pleased to announce that #TeamMaries won with 21 official votes! Here's how those v...

#TheWVoice is a multi-blog, multi-agent contest hosted by   Brenda Drake ,   Mónica Bustamante Wagner ,   Elizabeth Briggs , and me. We ba...

Title: THE LAST PAPER DAHL Genre: MG fantasy Word count: 63,000 Query: Not long ago, eleven-year-old Cecelia Dahl had a little brother...

Title: THE SHAPE OF THE MANGO Genre: Literary fiction Word count: 100,000 Query: Samira Ali’s love life was mapped at birth: Finish gr...

Title: MONTANA GOLD Genre: YA adventure Word count: 85,000 Query: For perpetual slacker Simon, graduating from high school just means ...