by MK England | Feb 1, 2018 | Book Extras, Reading, Recs
Happy February!  The first month of 2018 is somehow already over, but that’s okay because that means it’s time for your next dose of space goodness! Onward and upward! What the hell is this about? As a reminder, last month I declared 2018 the Year of...
by MK England | Jun 16, 2017 | Gaming, Personal, Publishing, Reading
Hi folks. I’ve gotta rant for a minute so I can get this out of my brain and focus on drafting today. I actively put my money toward things I want to support. Books by authors of color, movies directed by women, video games with queer characters, and so on. And yet,...
by MK England | Mar 20, 2017 | Publishing, Questions Answered, Reading
Someone on my fandom tumblr just asked me why I write YA and what the primary characteristics are. I, of course, LOVE to nerd out about this very topic and yet have NEVER put into words what I love about YA. So, here: First, let’s define YA fiction as best we can....
by MK England | Jun 16, 2015 | Personal, Questions Answered, Reading, Recs, Short Stories
(UPDATE: I’ve chosen to delete the recs in this post because it was from 2015 and I would now anti-recommend some of these books! Maybe one day I’ll write a new one.) So, someone over on my fandom blog decided to take me up on my offer of personalized book...
by MK England | Mar 3, 2015 | Reading, Recs
Superheroes are being found outside the pages of comic books more and more often lately. From what I hear, literary agents are being swamped by superhero manuscripts, thanks to the success of the Marvel Comics movie universe and the DC comics TV universe. It’s...
by MK England | Feb 24, 2015 | Reading, Writing Process
As a reader, writer, and peddler of YA fiction, I’m the last person in the world to get judgy about tense and point-of-view. YA has some of everything, even the POVs and tenses that are rare or looked down upon in other age categories. That said, I’ve always preferred...
