October 10, 2015
1. In the book’s opening paragraph, Tera says that painting her dad is “all about mood.” What mood does the author create in describing this painting? […]
April 28, 2015
A WORK OF ART is a first-person narrative, but the main character’s flashbacks are told in third person. This was a deliberate choice on my part […]
April 5, 2015
I remember studying symbolism in high school after reading a short story called “The White Heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett. The story is filled with symbolism, […]
March 22, 2015
For the teen art contest at my book-launch party, I asked teens to draw or paint one of two things: (1) A self-portrait. One of the […]
March 18, 2015
Today, I’m feeling pretty lucky. Aside from the fact that I have a wonderful family and that we’re all in reasonably good health, March 18, 2015, […]
March 14, 2015
When I last left off in Part 2, I was jumping up and down (in my head) because A Work of Art was chosen as the […]
March 2, 2015
With less than three weeks before the release date of my debut YA novel (A Work of Art, Merit Press), I thought I’d start blogging about […]
January 12, 2015
As a debut author, getting your book reviewed is a big deal, so in the weeks after my advanced reader copies (ARCs) went out to reviewers, […]