Okay, so I didn't vlog this weekend because I'm a big slacker, so there's no video recap for you.  Instead, I want to point you to the Twitter hashtag #SpeakLoudly.

Laurie Halse Anderson wrote Speak, which is probably one of the top 5 books I would recommend to ANYONE who wants to read or write YA.  Or just anyone who wants a good book.  I absolutely love this book, and I've read and reread it a dozen times.  It's powerful, it's strong, and it's honest.

As she points out in her blog, it's once ...