April 10, 2019
I want to write about something that’s uncomfortable—something that’s been a source of shame for most of my life, something I’ve kept secret. When I was […]
February 8, 2019
As a novelist for young adults, I spend a lot of time trying to recapture the emotions I had in high school. For me, there wasn’t […]
September 29, 2017
My muse likes to hide from me. Sometimes she jumps out and surprises me, but most of the time she makes me chase her. It’s hard […]
April 12, 2017
As a victim of sexual assault, I should have known this already, but I only recently discovered that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a […]
May 9, 2016
I write for teens, so it’s important that I stay in touch with my teenage self. It would help if I had teenage children (my son […]
April 12, 2016
Did you know that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)? I didn’t until my sister got involved in Safe Passage, an organization that helps prevent […]
March 28, 2016
As a novelist for young adults, I spend a lot of time trying to recapture the emotions I had in high school. For me, there wasn’t […]
May 30, 2015
People have asked me how hard it was to write about child sexual abuse in A Work of Art. It’s a touchy subject—raw and often shameful […]