If you are an aspiring writer, there are a many wonderful sites I would recommend. Here’s a small sampling, in no particular order:

• Adventures in YA Publishing
• Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Goodies for Writers
• Resources from Highlights Foundation
• Verla Kay
• Mary Kole’s Kidlit
• The Other Side of the Story
• Stina Lindenblatt
• Querytracker
• Cynsations
• The Writer’s Knowledgebase by Elizabeth S. Craig
• The Plot Whisperer
• The Literary Lab
• Paranormal Point of View
• Literary Rambles
• The Bookshelf Muse
• YA Highway
• Women on Writing
• Writer Unboxed
• Jody Hedlund

And if you are interested in taking your book out for a test drive, please stop by The First Five Pages Workshop where I work alongside Erin Cashman, an amazing collection of author mentors, and a special guest author and literary agent each month to mentor five manuscripts through several revisions to help writers develop strong openings and establish voice and character for their young adult, new adult, and middle grade novels. All writers are welcome! My blog is a great place to start exploring your writing journey. You’ll find lots more resources there, along with how-to posts from a variety of bestselling or recently published authors. Please stop by!