A POST FROM MY OLD BLOG February 13, 2012 A Scary Book Since turning in my revisions back to my editor, I have started writing a new book. It doesn't have a title, but then again, none of my books had a title this early. It does have a sixteen-year-old girl with a little brother who sees and communicates with ghosts, and a creepy house from the late 1700s, and an adorably love interest and, and, and... I can only write this book in the day. When I'm "in it" even the phone rin

After a nine-year pause, I finally have a new YA novel coming out. It's called PORTAL. And I sold it myself.

I'm proud to share that Ultimatum was recently chosen to be included on Ezvid Wiki's Heart-Wrenching YA Books About Dealing With Loss...

I can’t believe it has been four years since I posted about lasts, but today marks the end of something treasured: goodbye morning hugs....

What a sad day. What a sad week. Loss is a heavy, heavy thing. It demands to sit on shoulders. There is no asking permission. I guess...

I’ve never played a sport. Never wanted to play. Growing up, I was more into dancing and reading and Empire Strikes Back. I’m one of four girls and only one of us was athletic (I’m looking at you, Nikole). People used to say to my dad, “Oh man, four girls! Four? Girls? Wow.” Being the shy guy he was, he’d usually give a little grin and nod. There was never an eye roll or a plea for commiseration. No, there was none of that. My dad was a quiet man. So quiet I found it difficul

Back then I was un-agented, with one finished manuscript under my belt and a fiery determination to be traditionally published.