Avi
Author of books for children and teens
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Latest posts
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Being a Reader of My Own Writing
By reading my current work-in-process aloud and to someone, I turn myself into a listener of my own writing, which has numerous benefits.
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How Writing Begins (or Doesn’t) These Days
Reading aloud will teach writing better than anything else.
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Fossil Phrases, Part Two
Sometimes language hangs on to old phrases and repurposes them, though if you check closely, they don’t always make sense.
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Things That Sometimes Happen
My first book, Things that Sometimes Happen, and the story of how it was published after being turned down by seven publishers (maybe more). It has stayed in print for 56 years.
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Illustrated Novels
I believe that when illustrations and text meld into a uniform book, you get the richest reading pleasure possible. Let's take a look at some examples, along with news of my newest illustrated book.
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The Hardest Book I’ve Ever Written
People often ask me (as I assume they ask other writers) “What is the process by which you create one of your novels?”
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Inventing Words
The notion of writers inventing words is intriguing. I’m quite sure I have never done so. (Bad spelling doesn’t count.)
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A Great Crisis
I am having one of those great crises that all book lovers reach at some point: I am moving, downsizing, and must get rid of some of my books.
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Summary of Avi’s Summer Blog Series 2026
Over the past summer I asked thirteen popular writers what advice they would give to those young (and older) folks who would like to become a writer. With apologies to all the writers for leaving out so much of their thoughtful essays, I’ve tried to compile a quick highlight of…
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2026 Summer Blog Series: Tricia Springstubb
My best stories, my truest stories, the ones I stick with all the way to The End — they grow out of my head for sure. But they also grow out of my heart.