A few links for your week:

• Christa’s necessary post about publishing and writing and how to find meaning for yourself.
• An infographic for outlining.
• “To me, and many teen librarians, YA isn’t for anyone’s bottom line. It’s one of the ways we help support the intellectual, emotional, and recreational needs of teens.”
• Accepting and learning from writer envy.
• Editors have to love your book at tattoo-levels to publish it.
• Oxford, I love you.
• And good to remember–writing does not equal publishing.
• Looking forward to being in Memphis, TN later this fall!
• The non-guilt, non-stress approach to book marketing.
• The international lives of teens in YA.
• These documentaries about teens look fascinating.
• Reading aloud to kids fosters bonding and learning.