Writer2Writer with Nancy Ohlin

Today on the blog I’m so happy to be talking to author Nancy Ohlin. She and I have a lot in common—a publisher, an amazing editor, and two books out this spring. Nancy’s young adult novels THORN ABBEY and BEAUTY, both with Simon Pulse, debuted on the same day! I’ve...

Writer2Writer with author Kit Grindstaff

Today on the blog I’m talking to Kit Grindstaff, author of the upcoming novel THE FLAME IN THE MIST (Delacorte Press) and fellow member of The Lucky 13s, an awesome group of children’s and young adult authors with novels debuting in 2013. The pub date for THE...

Writer2Writer Wednesday with author Claire Caterer

Today on the blog I’m talking with Claire Caterer, author of the middle grade novel THE KEY AND THE FLAME (Margaret K. McElderry Books / Simon & Schuster April 2, 2013) and fellow member of The Lucky 13s, an awesome group of children’s and young adult...

Writer2Writer Wednesday: Undercover Author Revealed

NOTE: This post first appeared on the MacTeenBooks website. Five years ago I finished a rough draft of what would become my first young adult novel. A story about a teen obit writer who learns about life and love during a summer spent writing about death. As I worked...

Writer2Writer Wednesday with author Jenny Lundquist

Today I’m talking to Jenny Lundquist, the author of the wonderful middle grade novels SEEING CINDERALLA (Aladdin M!X 2012) and PLASTIC POLLY (Aladdin M!X March 19, 2013), which will be released next week!!! Talk a little bit about your journey toward becoming an...