Writing a book takes a lot of dedication. But you know what takes even more dedication? Writing a book when you have a day job. There’s really nothing like coming home after a long day of work to settle down […]
The biggest lesson this co-writing experience has taught us is that there are no clear-cut rules for success. We’ve learned so much on this first journey to publication (and we’re still on it!) that we thought we’d share. Here are […]
Growing up, ushering in a new year meant spending all day at church fasting until midnight (don’t ask) and then gorging ourselves on soup joumou. Haitian soup joumou, or pumpkin/squash soup, is the signature dish of Haitians on January 1. […]
We thought it would be great to hear from another writing duo about their co-authoring process, so we reached out to our fellow Novel Nineteens cohorts, Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones. Gilly and Kimberly’s debut novel Mass Disturbance is set […]
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi I’ve read a lot of YA fantasy. A lot. So much so that there are times when they all jumble together into one epic tale that I can’t quite distinguish from one […]
Originally Published October 28, 2014 Photo Above and Feature Photo Taken by Nisian Hughes Our latest conversation is with another amazing dancer, Michaela DePrince. At the age of 19, she’s been interviewed by Teen Vogue, written a book with her mother and hopes to […]