Leigh Ann Kopans, YA Author

Everything I was obsessed with this week. Because I know you want to know. 1. A MILLION SUNS.  Last week, a book-shaped package was waiti...

So, the Jewish New Year is here, y'all. Every year at the beginning of autumn, Jews get together and reflect on how they haven't beh...

You guys, I think I figured out why I want to be a famous author.  I've been a little confused by this desire, because I've never ...

Everything I was obsessed with this week. Because I know you want to know. 1. Firefly.  Here's the blurb from IMDB, because I am ti...

WARNING: This post actually does contain spoilers for HOURGLASS by Myra McEntire and DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth. I'll put them between...

I knew my critique partners had the power to call me out on stupid mistakes and character disasters i n my writing. I knew they could be th...

Everything I was obsessed with this week.  Because I know you want to know. 1. Oh, heavens to Betsy. It's NEW COLDPLAY. Close the do...

There's only so much writing, waiting, and nail-biting those of us in the querying trenches can do to sustain our passion for the craft....

So, ever since that sinus infection tried to kill me (but the Z-Pac won, so awesomely I'm about to write it a love song!) I've been ...

Everything I was obsessed with this week.  Because I know you want to know. 1. UNEARTHLY by Cynthia Hand. Okay. I'll say it. I don...

I should have seen this coming. Last Thursday, I started back at work part-time. It's the perfect situation, or at least as close to i...

So, we can be honest with each other, right? I think we can, because you're spending your free time on reading this sentence, so there m...

Everything I was obsessed with this week. Because I know you want to know. 1. Tangled. I'm really embarrassed that I had never seen...

Now that THE TRAVELERS is querying (best of luck, my book baby!) , I've been spending my time almost exclusively on ONE. The day I hi...

(photo credit: Rebecca Nicole Montana under CC license) This past week was a super-special week in my life. Magical, even. My kids all ...

Have you ever run across another writer's blog via comments on a blog you already follow, or a link on a message board, and thought, ...

Yes, I know this is quite the unorthodox Friday entry, but it's WORTH IT! Have you met Gennifer Albin? No? If not, hop on over to her ...

Everything I was obsessed with this week. Because I know you want to know. 1. Jane Eyre. Ohhh, Jane Eyre. Someday I'll do a post all ...

So. Here are a couple of exciting truths that actually make life (read: my head) more complicated. 1. THE TRAVELERS is querying (fly, li...

It's really easy to get stressed about the quality of our writing. And while hating our manuscript is just one step on the road to gre...