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Are Newberry Awards Really a Mark of Quality?
Homeschooling parents and the leaders of any educational program always desire edifying curriculum for their students, and often choose literature material based on awards and popularity. Parents reading aloud to their kids or letting their little bookworms wander through the library to pick out books on their own assume anything that managed to get awarded… Read more
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We Need More Platonic Relationships in Fiction
I come before you to make the case that we need more platonic relationships in fiction, especially YA. *Ehem.* Practically every mainstream YA book out there has some sort of romantic relationship. Why? Because the teen years are when romance and sex are common — at least in this day and age. However, I was… Read more
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Shining for Christmas
Alright, folks, I’ll keep this short and sweet. It’s Christmas and there’s a lot to do and you’ve got a ton on your plates. But even amid the chaos, remember that Christmas is one of the seasons in which we can shine the brightest. And this can be done in so many ways, from proudly… Read more
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Deep Truths in Simple Stories
“A children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children’s story in the slightest.” ― C.S. Lewis I was driven to reflect on the veracity of this quote early last autumn, whereupon, after having spent a summer binging on everything British I could get my hands on, I returned to… Read more
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Christianity and Phone Addiction
Did you know, the average teen spends upwards of eight hours a day on their phones? It’s true. Especially among adolescents, phone addiction has become extremely prevalent in our culture. And it’s causing a lot of the problems we see in teens today. But wait, you say. How can it be an addiction?… Read more
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Lost in… Paraphrasing?
Recently, I was reading a devotional headed with a verse. I read it through, stopped, blinked, and looked at it again. Pretty sure Jesus didn’t talk like that. MSG? TPT? What does that mean? Recently, new versions of the Bible have been written, and they’re classified as ‘paraphrased versions.’ The name alone sets off some… Read more
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Coming This August…
Guys… Kara Swanson, author of Dust and Shadow, is coming out with a new book. And I get to be a part of her street team!!!!!!! Here she is…. Ignite. (This is not the final cover, that gets revealed in February. These are some lovely graphics Kara has distributed to her street team members, the… Read more
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Is Fiction Escapist?
Now, I know this topic has already been covered by people far more worthy of tackling it and far more capable of fully expostulating on it, (Lewis has a splendid essay on this,) but I just wanted to give it a go myself. All it takes is one look at the news, one look… Read more
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New Year, New Blog
Hello and welcome, everyone! My name is Kinsey, and welcome to my blog. Ever since I was little, I’ve been writing stories, and now, I’m an aspiring young author chasing dreams of publication. But, as every author knows, in order to market well, you’ve got to build a platform. So voila. Here she… Read more
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