March 28, 2016 March 28, 2016Categories Social AwarenessWhat I Would Tell My Teen SelfAs 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 14, 2015 May 14, 2015Categories Books and Fun Writing TipsInspiration in Strange PlacesMy muse is an elusive thing. Sometimes it swells my chest and comes out through my fingertips, but most of the time, it stays locked in […]
March 22, 2015 March 22, 2015Categories Books and FunWinners Announced for A WORK OF ART Teen Art ContestFor 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 March 18, 2015Categories Books and FunA Writer’s Lucky Day (Part 4 of a Countdown to Publication)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, […]