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January 11, 2016
David Bowie's List of 100 Favorite Books
Today is definitely the day to post the link to this list. Most people I know are having a hard time processing this news. Perhaps reading some of these books can help.
January 4, 2016
shortlisted!
My unpublished short fiction collection has been shortlisted at the Santa Fe Writer's Project! The judge is Station Eleven's Emily St. John Mandel.
Fingers crossed!
December 16, 2015
save the date: January 16th
I will be participating in the third annual Celebration of Local Authors at the Santa Clarita Public Library on January 16th from 10 - 3. There will be panels, readings and activities for children and adults. Stop by and say hello! I will add my specific panel title and time to the "Upcoming Events" section of my blog as soon as it's announced.
December 15, 2015
Snowflakes Arise
Today I'm a guest over at Snowflakes Arise, speaking about Strays!
Click here to read the entire Q & A.
December 4, 2015
L.A. Times Article
Thrilled to have come across this article in the L.A. Times regarding the Book'd in Burbank event that I participated in back in October!
Not so thrilled with how the photo came out, but that's another story!
December 2, 2015
nanowrimo completed!
Well, November is over, which means I have completed my third Nanowrimo!
They sent me a lovely certificate that my wonky printer turned into a piece of abstract art.
Typically, I plan an outline a month or two ahead of Nanowrimo, but this year, I ran out of time. Instead, I wrote the sections of my story with the most momentum, which meant jumping around quite a bit. I've never written that way before, but there is something liberating about abandoning linear writing and following, instead, the energy of the story.
And to those of you who think Nanowrimo is a gimmicky waste of time I say....I wrote a 184 page draft of a novel in November. What did you do?
December 1, 2015
SCBWI Launch Party
SCBWI (The society of children's book writers and illustrators) is having its first launch party and you're all invited! Books featured at the party are all written by SCBWI members and most are hosting giveaways. It's a great way to peruse some wonderful books and do some holiday shopping.
You can visit my launch party page by clicking here:
November 23, 2015
artist in residence at the Annenberg in Santa Monica
I am thrilled to share the news that I have been selected as the writer in residence at the Annenberg in Santa Monica for the winter quarter! I will start my tenure on January 13th, 2016 and I'll be there through March 15th, 2016. During my time there I will be working on a new novel, holding office hours on Mondays from 11-2 (come by with a writing project!), running evening programming for one night a month, keeping a blog on the beach house website and taking in the sites of our beautiful coastline.
While the residency is through the Annenberg pictured here:
My office will be right nextdoor at the historic Marion Davies guest house:
You can see how close they are in the photo below:
I'll be running three evening cultural programs during my time there. More information to follow shortly!
November 20, 2015
November 18, 2015
I've been gilded!
I am thrilled to announce my novel, Strays, was the recipient of both a gold and silver medal from the Literary Classic Book Awards.
Doesn't it look pretty all gilded!
Strays received a gold medal for Best in Young Adult Health / Self-Esteem and a solver medal for Best in Young Adult Fiction.
I will be signing copied of my novel at the Literary Classic Book Awards booth at the AWP conference in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 2nd from 12:45 - 2:55. If you're at AWP, come say hi!
