Hello readers! As promised, here is the syllabus for a seminar that I'm currently teaching at Bowdoin College. The seminar is entitled (Im)Possible Lives: Young Adult Speculative Fiction, and it is currently offered under Bowdoin's English Department and the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies program. The course description is as follows: How do wizards, monsters, cyborgs, and … Continue reading Course Syllabus: Young Adult Speculative Fiction
(Major spoilers ahead. You've been warned!) "People see stories everywhere," Regine says. "That's what my father used to say. We take random events and we put them together in a pattern so we can comfort ourselves with a story, no matter how much it obviously isn't true." She glances back at Seth. "We have to … Continue reading We Are the Stories We Tell: Patrick Ness’ [More Than This]
This summer, I've been spending a lot of time editing and finishing a draft for my YA novel titled Deviant, a project that I've been working on for over two years. Although I thought I was finished with the basic draft this winter, I decided to reconfigure some key aspects of the plot, especially when … Continue reading Chapters 1-3 of My Young Adult Novel, “Deviant”
What I have here is a young adult novel that I've been working on for a while. The title of this work is Deviant, and in essence, it is my ultimate dream project because it combines all of the genres I adore: dystopia, science fiction, coming-of-age, and yes, romance. The themes of gender, humanities and the … Continue reading Sample Chapter of my Young Adult Novel, “Deviant”
