Compare. Contrast.

Two styles. Two color palettes. Two artists. Right?

The first painting is obviously Piet Mondrian's Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow (1930).

The second, Farm Near Duivendrecht (1916) by...
        Piet Mondrian.

(As an aside, after World War I, Mondrian immersed himself in the Paris culture of artistic innovation which triggered this change in style.)

I like to think my writing has grown over the years. Not this obviously. Obviously.
For me, the contrast is more in shades and nuances.

Today, as I sit here putting together pitches for my editor (I have so many ideas, I'm asking her to choose which she might want me to pursue next), I can sense a shift on the horizon.

No worries. I have zero plans to go full-on Mondrian, who felt as if his abstract works still expressed ties to nature, but yes, it's the right time to see what else I can do.

Jody Feldman doubts she'll ever drop the fun and excitement from her future middle-grade stories, but she may embrace the book genres she's gravitated to her whole life.