by Pam | Jan 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
“A rising tide lifts all boats.”— John F. Kennedy This is the first generation of young men likely to achieve less education than their fathers and to find themselves on a lower rung of the socioeconomic...
by Pam | Jan 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
If you’re a teen, take note. If you have teens, let them know that studies show that teens with stronger writing skills are better at their jobs and get paid more! That’s according to grammar checker website ...
by Pam | Jan 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
1. Physical. Or, more accurately, denial that there’s a physical factor. In the age-old debate of nature versus nurture, it has become politically incorrect to acknowledge nature at all. In short, we’ve gone overboard in denying the physical differences between boys...
by Pam | Jan 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
The ninth in my stories-behind-writing-the-books, which I offer intermittently here on my blog. In between racing and dirt-jumping their BMX bikes, daredevil fifteen-year-old best friends Jake and Peter discover an astonishing underground maze of old mining tunnels....
by Pam | Jan 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Here’s some nice new-year’s news: the Junior Library Guild has ordered a hardcover edition of Andreo’s Race. Yeah! Yes, my new young-adult adventure novel is off the press mid-April. I’ll be telling you more in a few weeks, but it’s...
by Pam | Jan 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
I finished a novel yesterday. Or did I? When do I declare it’s done? When I’ve completed the final chapter of the first draft? The final chapter of the last draft? (What the heck is a last draft, anyway?!) When I feel ready to send it to my agent? Bingo. I’ve decided...
