Leigh Ann Kopans, YA Author

Okay, sweet readers. I'm not usually a sap. At least, I like to think I'm not. So, apologies in advance for this post. I've b...

If you're a regular reader, you witnessed my epic whining-about-whining-about-querying post from last week. (And if you're not ...

Thanks to the goodness and brilliance of my CP, Marieke , (and the subsequent input of a handful of other CPs, love you ladies) I have a...

The internet is an amazing place for writers. It's where we can find incredible critique partners, more writing forums than we have t...

So.... ONE has been querying for a week! Yaaaay! Just wanted to do a little post on how I query, since I know a good portion of my critiqu...

(before I start - You all HAVE seen the new covers for Elana Johnson's POSSESSION and SURRENDER , right? Because they are awesome. Just ...

Before we begin! Some housekeeping. First up, there's an amazing literary/writer's auction happening over at Write Dreams  to be...

If you've ever drafted a novel, you know that when you deliver it to your CPs' inboxes, it's like a card house - painstakingly p...

It happened with my first manuscript, and it's starting to creep up on me again. The itchy query finger . (Oh, July me. You were so...

As much as I hate it, I know. All writers seeking traditional publication must write a query. I know.  I'm not about to ignore the a...

Before we get started: A request. I'm totally psyched that I get to guest post over at Zap's Lobster Tank next Friday for "F---...

I've heard, "Your CPs are too close to your books." a couple of times. I think that what people are really saying is that my ...

This past weekend was the most emotionally overwhelming of my entire writing life. (Which, fine, admittedly has only been a year long . But ...

Sometimes the week flies by so fast that I swear I won't have anything I've been obsessing over to share with you on Friday. And the...

So, I got to read the sequel to THE NOCTURNIAN, the YA Sci-Fi novel Francesca's querying right now, over the past couple of weeks.  (...

One year ago today, I woke up with an idea in my head and frantically typed 5,000 words of a story that would become THE TRAVELERS. That d...

So, ONE is only my second project, which means I'm still really learning about my whole writing process. When I wrote THE TRAVELERS I ...

Have you ever had a moment when you hear a song and think, "How did that singer know what my character was thinking?" Or have yo...