Over at Write Up Our Alley I blog about how I keep archives of my work on paper, and why. You can read the post here.

Over at Write Up Our Alley I blogged about where I got the ideas for my books. You can read the post here.

Why did it take me 14 pages to describe 10 pages of a graphic novel? I explain over at Write Up Our Alley.

I wrote a short review about Jody Feldman’s The Gollywhopper Games over at Write Up Our Alley.

Over at Write Up Our Alley I’ve answered another writing process FAQ, whether I use outlines when I write a novel. The answer: not initially. You can read the entire post here.

Over at Write Up Our Alley I blog about Bryan Talbot’s graphic novel, The Tale of One Bad Rat, and its relation to Beatrix Potter’s work. You can read the blog post here.

Over at Write Up Our Alley I blogged about the greatest compliment an author can receive. (And yes, it does have to do with Kate Duke’s Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One).

Over at Write Up Our Alley I blogged about the daunting publishing odds for new writers. My conclusion: don’t give up. You can get your work published, if you persevere. You can read the whole post here.

John Scalzi kindly allowed me to blather on (at length) about how I came about the ideas that led me to writing Come Fall. You can find my essay here, as part of his ongoing The Big Idea columns.

I also posted a much shorter piece for Write Up Our Alley about book birthdays — what they are and aren’t.

At Write Up Our Alley I blog about winning awards and coming in second place. It isn’t the talk I gave at the Tassies on May 19th, but it does capture the essence of what I said. You can read the post here.

And yes, I do mention Jerry Spinelli.