October 10, 2015 October 10, 2015Categories Teacher & Reading Group ResourcesDiscussion Guide for A WORK OF ART by Melody Maysonet1. In the book’s opening paragraph, Tera says that painting her dad is “all about mood.” What mood does the author create in describing this painting? […]
May 30, 2015 May 30, 2015Categories Social Awareness Writing TipsWriting About the TabooPeople have asked me how hard it was to write about child sexual abuse in A Work of Art. It’s a touchy subject—raw and often shameful […]
March 18, 2015 March 18, 2015Categories Books and FunA Writer’s Lucky Day (Part 4 of a Countdown to Publication)Today, I’m feeling pretty lucky. Aside from the fact that I have a wonderful family and that we’re all in reasonably good health, March 18, 2015, […]
March 14, 2015 March 14, 2015Categories Books and FunBest First Book Sighting Ever! OR Countdown to Publication, Part 3When I last left off in Part 2, I was jumping up and down (in my head) because A Work of Art was chosen as the […]
March 10, 2015 March 10, 2015Categories Books and FunA Debut Author’s Countdown to Publication, Part 2When I last left off (click here to read Part 1), I had received my first book review for A Work of Art—a starred review from […]
March 2, 2015 March 2, 2015Categories Books and FunA Debut Author’s Countdown to Publication, Part 1With less than three weeks before the release date of my debut YA novel (A Work of Art, Merit Press), I thought I’d start blogging about […]
January 12, 2015 January 12, 2015Categories Books and FunThe Elusive Kirkus StarAs a debut author, getting your book reviewed is a big deal, so in the weeks after my advanced reader copies (ARCs) went out to reviewers, […]