Ranking the Top Five Most Unhinged YA Love Triangles
We love to hate a chaotic love triangle, but we keep coming back for more. I feel like there was a period in publishing where the romance was overrun with a chaotic, messy love triangle. So much that it became not only a part of the social lexicon, but an identity to wear on a…
Cover Reveal: Something Bright and Beautiful
The cover of SOMETHING BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL! I have been waiting for so long for this moment. I’ve dreamed about it for nearly two decades and even during the years of writing without any visible publishing progress, I couldn’t stop thinking about holding a completed and published novel in my hand. And today is finally…
Navigating AI in the Publishing World
How to navigate a rapidly changing publishing world as a writer Maybe you saw the recent publishing controversy that’s been sweeping social media lately. The horror novel Shy Girl by Mia Ballard was recently pulled from bookshelves by its publisher after accusations of AI use put the author’s integrity into question. Speculation immediately swirled as…
Stop Aging Up YA Characters. It’s Ruining the Genre.
Teens deserve books written for them. It often starts with a small shift that doesn’t seem like it should matter. A character is aged up slightly. The tone becomes a little older. The situations become a little more adult. On paper, these changes might feel minor, but in Young Adult fiction, these small shifts can…
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Hi, I’m Cate. I’m a writer, children’s author, and teacher. My work has appeared in Highlights, Muse, Cricket and many more! When I’m not writing, I can be found running, sipping coffee and daydreaming. I live in Wisconsin with her family.
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