I liked what Patricia Cornwell had to say in this video about crime writing. She talks about showing the graphic nature of crime, her time as a volunteer police officer, and her most famous character, Kay Scarpetta. I liked that she said her main character is so interesting to her because she is very different [...]

As someone who has been writing for as long as I can possibly remember, I loved Andrea Beca’s experience of making a book (complete with binding and illustration) in elementary school. Funny how those early experiences mean so very much to us writers! Let’s remember that and encourage every young person we possibly can. I [...]