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June 22, 2016
Girl Mans Up Earns a Kirkus Star!
Okay. So. A few days ago, I was incredibly thrilled and giddy over the fact that Girl Mans Up was included in Barnes & Noble’s blog list 22 of Our Most Anticipated LGBTQ YA Novels of the Second Half of 2016. The blog was written by Dahlia Adler, an influential voice in the queer literary world, […]
April 3, 2016
Girl Mans Up – Advanced Reader Copies!
Last week, I received my batch of advanced reader copies of the little book I wrote—the book that’s going to be a real, published book in 6 months! I got to pick up this paperback-looking version of my story, sandwiched between the amazing back and front cover art. My words are on actual pages. I’ve […]
December 17, 2015
My Workshop for the 2016 Ontario Writers’ Conference
About the OWC On April 30 and May 1st 2016, the Ontario Writers’ Conference (OWC) will take place at the Deer Creek Golf & Banquet Facility in Ajax, Ontario, Canada. Registration for the conference is now open, and until December 24 2015, the early-bird rate is in effect. I’m thrilled to be facilitating a workshop […]
September 21, 2015
#ShoutYourAbortion on Twitter
I was scrolling through Facebook and saw an article talking about the Twitter hashtag #ShoutYourAbortion that went viral on Twitter over the weekend. The hashtag was created in response to the decision that was made to defund Planned Parenthood. People (I don’t want to just use the word “women” here, because abortions aren’t just for […]
June 4, 2015
My Crazy Summer: The 2015 Edition
I’m spreading myself thin this summer (ha! I wish). Maybe I’m a little insane, but there are just too many awesome things to be done. First off, I leave for LA in just a few weeks. The 2015 Lambda Literary Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices is happening at the end of June, and I […]
March 17, 2015
Sexism et al: Being Called Out as a Writer
Some stuff happened in the world of YA last week involving a critically acclaimed cis male author and an interview answer that many found to be sexist in nature—or more specifically, found to illustrate the pervasive nature of sexism in our society. I’m not going to directly speak on that, because I’m not really qualified […]
March 13, 2015
MNM 2015: Another Writing Marathon for Me!
I got a spot! A couple days ago, registration opened for the 2015 Muskoka Novel Marathon. Less than an hour and a half later, it was closed. That’s how fast the 40 spots filled up. The thing about the MNM is that it’s one of the coolest writing experiences ever. On one hand it’s a […]
January 29, 2015
My Favorite New Book Blog: Stacked
About six weeks ago, someone shared a blog link on Twitter on the topic of fatness in YA. This is where I learned all about book blogger Kelly Jensen. She blogs over at Book Riot (a book blog that covers all genres and markets) and also at Stacked (a book blog that tends to favor read more »
January 16, 2015
Girl: My YA Manuscript is Going to be a Novel!
On January 8th, the news hit: My debut YA novel is set to hit shelves in 2016! I’ve known for a few months now, and it’s been really hard to keep it all inside. Girl, a young adult novel, will be published by Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins. Here’s the Publisher’s Marketplace announcement: Lambda Literary Retreat fellow read more »
January 11, 2015
Social Media Update: No More Tumblr
I got rid of my Tumblr. It just wasn’t my thing. It moves too fast for me, and I’m just not one to scroll through the kind of posts Tumblr is known for and reblog things I think are cool. I only used it to paste my personal blog content into, thinking it might reach read more »
