It All Started With Columbine

By Fleur Philips I’ve always been intrigued by how writers come up with the stories they tell. Do they write about personal experience? If so, how much is fiction and how much isn’t? Do they sit and watch people in an airport and formulate ideas based on how complete...

Sarah Skilton, Author of Bruised

1) When did you decide you wanted to write books for young adults? In early 2009 I joined a Young Adult book club. We met once a month and I absolutely loved the books that were selected (books by Gene Yang, Josie Bloss, Rebecca Stead, Patrick Ness, Rob Thomas, Meg...
Author Spotlight

Author Spotlight

Author’s Phillip Margolin & Ami Margolin Rome talk about writing Vanishing Act’s PBR: What made you both decide to collaborate on a Tween book? Ami: My dad’s editor asked him to write a tween book and he was unsure about the idea. He told me and I...