writing & resting

This past Saturday, November 10th, I finished the first draft of my newest YA Contemporary novel, Every Bright and Broken Thing. I’ve been participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) for about 7 years now and I’ve managed to finish about half of those attempts. This was probably my best/most productive year ever and I want to share a few things I learned as a writer with you guys. But first, a little bit about my new novel.

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With striking and introspective dual first-person narr...