by MK England | Feb 12, 2019 | Book Extras, News, PR/Marketing, Questions Answered, The Disasters
Hi friends. Wow. 2019 is off to a rough start in my world, but I’m slowly clamoring to the surface and catching up. Bronchitis, house woes, trips to the emergency vet—I’m bracing for the next thing and scrambling to get things done before it strikes! To...
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 | Jul 28, 2016 | Interviews, Pitch Wars, Publishing, Questions Answered, Videos, Writing Process
Last night I was on Pitch Wars Live answering your questions from Twitter about Pitch Wars wish lists, submissions, and the craft of writing. It was a TON of fun, and we got some really great questions! I haven’t been able to go back and watch it because I know...
by MK England | May 10, 2016 | AskAuthors, Questions Answered
I recently started contributing to a group blog called AskAuthors, which solicits questions from the tumblr community to be asked of the entire Pitch Wars class of 2015. There will be a question posted every Monday, plus additional questions asked by followers in...
by MK England | Feb 24, 2016 | Drafting, Questions Answered, Writing Process
It’s been a while. I know. Forgive me. Things got pretty real in the beginning of 2016. So what’s happened? Two things, mainly. I completed my R&R for Space Academy Rejects, which includes a completely new second half and tons of fantastic revisions to the front....
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...
