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Last month I was invited to speak at the Wikimedia + Libraries Convention in Maynooth, Ireland, a thirty minute train ride outside of Dublin. I hosted a short presentation about my experiences creating Wikipedia-based content on TikTok, as well as how library studies should be researching and utilizing short-form video as an accessible avenue for……

Last month, I was invited to speak at the virtual 2022 Nebula Conference. The Nebula Conference is hosted every year by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), one of my favorite professional organizations. I spoke on the “Growing Up Magical” panel alongside the amazing authors Darcie Little Badger, Elisa A. Bonnin, Leslie Vedder,……

When I wrote my post about being on submission, I realized I’ve never shared the story of how I got my agent. You’ve probably heard that there are a lot of different paths to getting an agent or getting published. The most common is to send agents query letters until you find one who connects……

Last week, my agent informed me that my most recent book—which I’ve been calling, descriptively, MAGIC BOOK, to avoid the risk of getting too attached to a title I may have to change—will be going on submission to editors. This is exciting! But it also elicits a lot of conflicted feelings for me. But first………

Whenever anyone asks how I started writing, I think back to the beginning. My answer usually has something to do with fanfiction, or with sitting at my computer screen with one of Meg Cabot’s books propped open in my lap to use as a model. Sometimes I talk about the hours I spent roleplaying on……