If I do become a mother one day, that means that, at some point, I will be dealing with a middle school child. And you can bet your shiny iPhone 6s that I will be bribing the heck out of that kid to read pages rather than screens, because the stories children internalize are the stories that shape their character -- especially in middle school.
Read MoreThe fact that I have some very bad writing habits is a secret we must keep from literary agents, or else I'll never convince them of my impressive abilities. But, the truth of the matter is that I constantly allow some very naughty sheep to run amuck in the pasture of my story-telling. If you promise to keep this between us, I'll introduce you to a few of these embarrassing tendencies.
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