Sarah’s Smorgasbord

On Dragons, and A Year That Was Meant To Be Bad Luck

The Ultimate Middle Grade Christmas Shopping Guide for Reluctant Readers (and Young Writers)

Writing a Satisfyingly Self-Destructive Villain

What Writers Get Wrong About Working in Government, with Richard Culatta

9 Poems for People Who Don't Like Poetry

The Most Underrated Cryptid, with Rhys Darby

Top of the Class: How Kid Lit Authors Can Become Teacher's Pet, with Melissa Taylor

It's MONSTER TREE DAY!!!!

I wrote a book (that comes out in TWO WEEKS) and I don't remember.

The Idea-to-Plot Struggle: 14 Authors Give Their Best Strategies

I'm NOT trying to fight tree huggers, but I grew up with a monster in my backyard

Diamonds in the Rough: Revising for Poetic, Sparkling Prose