Malia MaunakeaMay 27, 20218 minLessons from THE CALL and How I Got My AgentI am fully aware that my path to Patrice was relatively short in the grand scheme of things. I covered the start of my writing career (if...
Malia MaunakeaMay 14, 20216 minWe Need Diverse Books Mentorship ProgramIn October of 2020, I applied to the We Need Diverse Books (#WNDB) Mentorship Program. The program summarizes itself as: The Mentorship...
Malia MaunakeaApr 18, 20215 minSCBWI Rocky Mountain Chapter MentorshipThe Rocky Mountain Chapter of SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) offers a six-month Michelle Begley Mentor...
Malia MaunakeaJan 7, 20214 minZoom Chat with Author Sylvia LiuLast night the #MGwaves were fortunate to have author Sylvia Liu chat with us about all things writerly. Sylvia is the author of the...
Malia MaunakeaDec 24, 20204 minZoom Chat with author George Jreije George Jreije is an author of middle-grade fiction. He has been a mentor for PitchWars, Author Mentor Match and Write Mentor. He is so...
Malia MaunakeaDec 15, 20205 minZoom Chat Sofiya Pasternack and the MGwavesAward-winning author Sofiya Pasternack generously offered to chat with our #MGwaves writing group about all things writerly. It was...
Malia MaunakeaDec 13, 20202 min#MGwaves—Building Community2020 was a dumpster fire of chaos for a lot of reasons. But out of those reeking ashes rose a Phoenix of... Nah, there was no magical,...
Malia MaunakeaDec 8, 20207 minMy Writing JourneyI know at some point I will wonder how I ever got started down this path to becoming an author, so before I got too busy promoting my...