Another thing about Lord of the Flies: It's remarkable how much a book can say when it says nothing at all.

50 years later, Lord of the Flies is a masterclass in writing for a young audience.

Young boys and men don't read. Because they don't read, publishers don't publish books for them.

If you build it, they will come. It's time we get boys reading again.

Writing Book II while Book I remains a resounding failure among agents sounds like such a stupid idea when I type it out

A gentle wind whispers through tamarack needles. A lone loon wails across the still water and morning mist. Water boils. Warm hands. Cool breaths. Coffee. Your friends rustle out of their tents and join you by the fire.

There is no peace like the quiet of the Adirondacks.

I've written Book I of the fantasy series I wished I could read when I was a kid.

It turns out I shared that wish with zero (0) agents, which is sick

Querying YA fantasy? PRO TIP: don't 😊