We are halfway through Author Crush month here at Routines for Writers. Our guest today is Mitali Perkins who writes YA“ books between cultures.” When I emailed Mitali to ask her to blog today, I told her that I wished her books were around when I was a teen. They are exactly the kind of books I liked to read—strong girls; strong families; a little bit of romance, but the main characters also have ideas and dreams of their own—they’re not all about how to win the guy. The other unique angle of her books is that they are mulit-cultural. For example, in First Daughter, the main character, Sparrow was adopted from Pakistan. In Monsoon Summer, the main character’s mother is from India and they go back there to work in an orphanage for the summer. I like learning about other places and cultures, and seeing America through other eyes. Refreshing YA books!
Take note: Mitali has a big day planned for Valentine’s Day. She is spearheading Kids ♥ Authors Day where 40 independent bookstores around New England are hosting 140 author signings. Wow, what a fun day New Englanders are going to have! I’m a little jealous. Click here to check it out.
Long Showers, Lattes, and Permission to Fail
So on a day without an author visit, I’ll ideally dedicate about 3 pre-lunch hours to writing. Then I spend about 3-4 hours/day on correspondence, editing work that’s closer to publication, promotion and marketing, networking, writing blog posts, reviewing/reading other books, doing interviews, and/or preparing talks for upcoming appearances. I’m finding that younger writers are asking for more of my time these days, so I’ve added mentoring to the list.


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It’s funny how God works things out. I didn’t read this on Friday, Mitali, but Sunday morning I was talking to God about some of the stuff you wrote here – and then I came to read your post, finding bits of confirmation in my line of thoughts! I love it when that happens!
Thanks for visiting!
Kitty
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