Hey, hi, hello, everyone! I’ve been gone for quite some time but I’m back and better than ever. I’m excited to be sharing a lot of new and exciting things to this blog. The first of which is… My Summer Reading Series! So, as a refresher, this blog focuses on young adult literature, exploring the diversity within it as well as pulling out lessons writers can use. The books featured in my Summer Reading Series will feature books that were part of my required summer reading in my youth. These books include various fiction and creative non-fiction titles such as:
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kid
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
The Color of Water by James McBride
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
As for the other exciting things I have up my sleeve? More writing posts! Not only do I have a number of writing resources, I’m currently slogging through editing the first draft of my manuscript. That said, I’d like to think I have some information or tools or tips that will be able to help other people who are interested in or well-acquainted in the writing process. At the very least, we’ll be able to laugh, cry, and/or suffer through this process together. Be sure to stick around, and happy reading and writing!
-Jq
