Hi, all! I’m so psyched to announce that Troy H. Gardner and I are writing recaps of every episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark?, the much-beloved nineties horror show, for the very cool queer horror blog, Gayly Dreadful. And I when I say cool, I really mean it. Just check out Terry’s recent […]
#YAMyLife, Episode Three — That Time I Stole My Bestie’s Boyfriend
Well, I was pretty much ready to give up on #YAMyLife since it hasn’t gotten much traction, and because lately I’ve felt like I should prioritize noveling and newslettering over blogging. But then Danielle from the fantastic YA Cafe podcast had to go and tell me how cool she thinks #YAMyLife is and that it […]
THE ART OF ESCAPING has arrived…
Well, it’s finally happened. My little YA Contemporary novel about a teenage girl who leads a double life as an escape artist, and the teenage boy she trades secrets with, is finally out in the world. Thank you thank you thank you to everyone who helped make that happen. I’m posting today to remind you […]
A Quick Update (before I duck back into revision hell)
I was going to do a new #YAMyLife post this week, but I’m currently drowning in a quagmire of revisions on a project that will go unnamed for now. Yes, this makes it sound much more dramatic than it actually is but, hell, this is the interwebs. The truth is that sometimes you write a […]
Why I will never say “kids these days” again unless it’s to point out how awesome they are…
I just submitted a post to the Kid Lit for Kids’ Lives project, which is collecting letters from authors, teachers, and librarians in support of the students speaking up and organizing in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Here it is below: Dear Students of Parkland and Beyond, You are amazing. I’m […]
#YAMyLife Numero Dos—That time some douchenozzle said my fave rock stars were ugly…
Happy 2018, all! I’m currently vacationing in Florida, where it’s not exactly a tropical wonderland but it’s warmer than the frozen tundra of New Hampshire. I just spent two days in the World of Diz, watching my toddler run around like a little nutball and laughing with my bro over how ridiculously terrifying the DINOSAUR […]
#YAMyLife — Reclaiming moments from my teenhood, one sentence at a time
Though not everyone is going to agree with my take here, I’ve long operated under the assumption that young adult literature is, at least in part, a collective art therapy project. I just recently re-read one of my YA faves from recent years, Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here. During one scene in which main character […]
Interview with a writer: Joshua Winning
Only four more sleeps until All Hallows’ Eve! To mark the occasion, I’ve got an interview with cool British guy and dark fiction writer Josh Winning. Fun story: Just a few hours after he responded to my interview questions about the Unbound campaign for his noir-ish YA novel, KILLING RUMER, the book got fully funded! […]
A Road to Publication Update; Plus Creepy Podcast Recs!!!
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day, all! Roberta at Offbeat YA reminded me recently that it’s been a few months since my last Road to Publication update, so here we go. Edits for THE ART OF ESCAPING are officially done, which is kind of terrifying and liberating at the same time. At some point, you have to […]
How to not turn into a Raging Writer-Beast while editing…
Time for a Road to Publication update. I just turned in my first round of edits for THE ART OF ESCAPING. For most books, the first and possibly second and third rounds revolve around developmental edits (also sometimes called content edits). Developmental edits address global issues with the plot or characters. Even though you may have to […]
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