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Ally Carter’s Good Advice: Just Be Interesting

If you’ve read any of my posts before, then you probably know that Ally Carter is one of my favorite YA authors. She writes books I love to read and sometimes (!) responds to my tweets. And because my other favorite thing is Twitter, it’s no surprise that’s where I found my inspiration for today’s… Read More Ally Carter’s Good Advice: Just Be Interesting

June 14, 2017September 4, 2017 Mackenzie Bates2 Comments

How to be a writer and a grad student at the same time

Just kidding – I have no idea. Am taking comments from those super humans who have managed to figure it out, though. Thanks.

March 11, 2017March 11, 2017 Mackenzie BatesLeave a comment

New year, new blog

New year, new me – right? Well, kind of. It’s the start of 2017, and the new year always feels like the right time for change. In my case, it seems like a good time to update my blog. If you’ve been following my blog at all, you’ll see that it now looks a little different.… Read More New year, new blog

January 9, 2017 Mackenzie BatesLeave a comment

Writing isn’t easy

"How to write a novel" and other things I googled

Just an honest observation for your Monday night: Writing isn’t easy. It’s difficult. Like very difficult. Sometimes I have to remind myself of that, because I get to thinking that it’s supposed to be easy. See, even when you have a good story in mind, and you have good characters, and you think you know… Read More Writing isn’t easy

August 22, 2016January 9, 2017 Mackenzie Bates4 Comments

Book mail is the best mail

Look what I just got in the mail! That’s right. It IS a copy of Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard. A week ago, I entered this contest on the Instagram page of Atlantic Books – the publisher. I was one of the winners, and today I received my prize in the mail, postmarked from London… Read More Book mail is the best mail

April 29, 2016January 9, 2017 Mackenzie Bates2 Comments

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