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Back in the 90s

At any given time, there are decades from the past that are in “style.” They usually are 20-30 years before the present time. I remember being a teenager in the 80s and being glutted with images of the 1950s and 1960s. I also remember the first time I heard the 1980s being referred to nostalgically, […]

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Are you #Divergent?

Having a book out in the world is really the gift that keeps on giving. A friend recently flagged for me the fact that THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY is listed as a book to read if you consider yourself part of this Divergent faction. Can you guess which one? Click here to find out. […]

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See you in Barnes and Noble

Somehow, the universe always conspires to give me a book event for my birthday. This year, it’s on Sunday, June 12th, at the Barnes and Noble in Clifton, NJ, at 2:00 p.m. Okay, sure, it’s actually two days before my birthday, but since I just consider all of June my birth month, we’ll go ahead […]

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The spring of letting go

It was some time this spring that I realized I had to let go. I’m not sure how I feel about it. I power through life. I have fought the desolation of the human condition by doing. By forcing. By making lists, by assigning tasks, by organizing groups where I find one lacking, by speaking […]

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Advice for writers – find your tribe

As a writer, I sort of pride myself on being a loner. They’ve even created a handy new term for it since I first realized how much I liked solitude as a teen, one that sounds less pathological and more psychological: introvert. Suddenly, fun new images started popping up on my social media feeds, “Introverts […]

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YASH 2016

Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event gives youa chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from yourfavorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and […]

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You know what’s cool?

What’s cool is finally making your way into a new social media platform (new to me, anyway) and finding that people have been on there talking about your book. An Instagram pic of my book posted by a blogger: Maria E. Andreu’s THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY tackles the issue of undocumented immigration in a […]

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Where there is no path

“You joke to deflect, have you ever noticed that? To protect yourself,” he said. Falling in love is much harder than I’d lulled myself into believing, I tell myself in this moment. The attraction is easy – instant even. The yearning and the lovelorn stance is familiar, too. But the rest of it, the self-revelation, […]

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Follow me on Instagram

I am lamer on Instagram than even on Twitter (which is saying a lot), BUT I have intentions to get slightly less lame by, you know… posting there sometimes. Tried it with #RHSLitFest. Still getting the hang of it. Go follow me and help me feel less lame! Click here

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New book trailers for THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY

One of the coolest things about the Riverdale High School book festival is that the students put together video book trailers for THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY (andfor each of the participating authors’ books). They were creative and demonstrated a lot of hard work and passion. THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY had three wonderful trailers […]

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