Why do I write? That was February’s topic over at YA Outside the Lines, where I blog monthly with a group of amazing authors. The topic came at an opportune time for me. I turned in my fourth YA novel to my editor in early December and since then I’ve been...
Masha, Junchao, and Alice have planned the perfect slumber party . . . until Sunny insists their house is haunted. An unexplained howl. Flickering lights. And someone-or something-may be watching them from the front hall closet. At first, Sunny tries to...
I am so pleased to be taking part in today’s cover reveal for Holly Schinder’s latest YA novel Spark, due out May 17. 2016. Isn’t it gorgeous?!!! I’m already a fan of Holly’s work and cannot wait to read this one. About Holly...
Hey, so I’m taking part in the Badass Books summer giveaway organized by lovelies Bethany Crandell and A.G. Howard, critique partners and authors extraordinaire. You should enter because you could win THE SUMMER AFTER YOU AND ME and like a million other books....
The blog tour for THE SUMMER AFTER YOU AND ME is just wrapping up and here is one of my favorite questions from the tour. It’s about my main character, Lucy Giordano. What are the top 5 apps on Lucy’s phone? I thought this was such a great question!! It...
Never begin a novel with weather. It’s one of those generally accepted taboos that most writers come across at some point or another. I’m not sure if Elmore Leonard was the first to say it, but it is number one on his ten rules for writing fiction. Irrespective of its...
