Blog: Bringing the Awkward with a book's subject matter.

There was a time where people asking what my book was about would cause me The Anxiety.  I'd say things like, "It's about a boy who... is in a band... and, um, his best friend died.  But it isn't as depressing as all that!  Because he takes this class and, you know, meets this girl.  And ...stuff." 

And people would stare at me  all O.O and I'd think to myself that I should never be allowed to tell anyone what my book is about ever again because I kept botching the pitch.

After the book deal,...