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August 6, 2019
YA books about school shootings to build empathy
Darkly, tragically, infuriatingly, heartbreakingly, it is far too common to learn of more senseless loss of life due to gun violence in the United States. I have absolutely no doubt that one day we’ll look back at the twisted stranglehold of the NRA on our lawmakers and shake our heads that such inaction was possible. […]
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YA Books About Social Justice
At no other point in my lifetime have I been as aware of the need for frank discussions about serious issues. Of course we’ve always had problems. But never before has hate seemed to be in ascendancy, or have dark forces been as emboldened as they are now. We’ve had other troubling phases in our […]
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August 5, 2019
Bad Beginnings
You may remember me gushing about a writing workshop I went to in May with the inimitable Laura Ruby and Anne Ursu. It was a writer’s dream for so many reasons: it was at the fantastic Highlights Foundation retreat center, it was a full novel workshop, meaning I had the unbelievable privilege of having my […]
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June 21, 2019
When all things are possible and nothing is safe
In Anderson Cooper’s poignant tribute to his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, this week he mentioned a quote that made him think of his mother. It is from a book by Mary Gordon: “A fatherless girl thinks all things are possible and nothing is safe.” I am not a fatherless girl, but this quote speaks to me. […]
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May 30, 2019
When someone loves me
When someone loves me, I’ll fly high I’ll swoop low and feel safe I’ll twirl on a breeze and be light as a feather. “I love you,” says the wind. But the wind is too low a whistle for me to hear. When someone loves me, I’ll plunge deep into every pool Every dive a […]
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May 28, 2019
Growth mindset vs. fixed mindset
The other day, I was watching a screenwriting video on YouTube. I’m a novelist, not a screenwriter (yet!) but screenwriters tend to be very good at advancing plot (since in movies things need you, ya know, happen). In this particularly screenwriting video, however, the teacher said that he asks all his graduate students in screenwriting […]
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April 29, 2019
Game of Thrones and the death of story
Warning: spoilers abound. No, seriously. Turn back now. I did not jump on the Game of Thrones bandwagon early on. I hadn’t read the books. I’d vaguely heard of this show that people were buzzing about, but buzz is usually a way to get me to avoid a show, not watch it. I hopped in […]
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April 7, 2019
Update
Hello, sweet ‘ums. I’ve been quiet on here, but just know that I’m busy as a bee working on a bunch of cool projects. I’ve also got a slew of festivals this spring, so be sure to check out my Events page. This week will make two months since what the interwebs tell me was […]
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April 2, 2019
Win books! – YASH 2019
Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event gives you a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from your favorite 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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Pre-order your copy of Five Minutes at Hotel Stormcove
Regular readers will remember I recently announced that my story “A Port in the Storm” was chosen for a cool new anthology coming out in May of this year. The premise of Five Minutes at Hotel Stormcove really drew me in. The task was to write a story that took place in the fictional Hotel […]
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