Very excited to present this first episode of my new webseries, Really Deep Conversations With YA Authors. My hope is for this series to capture the fun of being at an authors’ panel, but even more intimate and more casual. (And you don’t have to leave your house!)

I had a great time talking with the fantastic Isabel Quintero, author of Gabi, A Girl in Pieces. Topics discussed include:

*book festivals (:49)
*writing process (2:27)
*the creative evolution of Gabi, A Girl in Pieces (4:54)
*Isabel’s next potential YA project (9:53)
*where in the design of Gabi you can find Isabel’s ACTUAL handwriting (11:10)
*the need for diversity in children’s literature (11:55)
[NOTE: In this conversation, we speak about diversity in terms of people of color, but of course this conversation applies to all minorities, including but not limited to LGBT and people with disabilities.]
*Isabel’s secret life dream (21:02)

Enjoy! And please, if you have any thoughts, criticisms, or questions, let me know! I’m still figuring this whole show out and am very open to input.