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  • A snapshot of my book tastes

    A snapshot of my book tastes

    Booktrovert’s arcade lets you design your own bookshelf with real book titles! What fun!

  • 50+ author interview questions, final

    50+ author interview questions, final

    The final chapter of the 50+ author interview questions, and I get mighty personal in this one. Also, I talk about whether or not an MFA in creative writing is worth it, so check…

  • Meet chibi Lily

    Meet chibi Lily

    My first commissioned piece for THE NAME AND THE KEY comes from artist Juhaihai and is a chibi form of Lily Bellamy, the FMC in the novel!

  • 50+ author interview questions, part four

    50+ author interview questions, part four

    I just can’t stop procrastinating, with college teaching work and writing the novel! Here’s part four of the 50+ author questionnaire.

  • 50+ author interview questions, part three

    50+ author interview questions, part three

    Well, I’m procrastinating and doing two of these in one day. Here’s part three of the 50+ author questions, this time focusing on WRITING METHOD and ending with a sneak peek of THE STEP…

  • 50+ Author interview questions, part two

    50+ Author interview questions, part two

    Part two of the 50+ author interview questions! This time we’re focusing on what inspires me to write.

  • 1543 words

    1543 words

    I lost track of time when I stopped working on THE STEP AND THE WALK, and now I’m paying for it. I have to finish my draft by February 28 to stay on task!

  • 50+ Author Interview Questions, part one

    50+ Author Interview Questions, part one

    It’d be nuts to do all 50 questions in one post, so I’m breaking it down by theme. Read the “personal life questions” here and learn more about me and my writing!

  • Walking away from YA to New Adult

    Walking away from YA to New Adult

    THE NAME AND THE KEY is no longer going to be marketed as YA, but New Adult, due to some really dark themes.