Today's the day! The official release date for The Fourth Wall. THANK YOU for all of your support--so many people have come through for me, and I couldn't have done it without you. Here's more information on the book and how to get a copy. … [Continue reading]
Party Time!
Posted on June 6, 2014 ·
It's hard to believe, but the launch date for The Fourth Wall is less than a week away. I remember scribbling in a little spiral notepad the idea for this book nearly three years ago. I still have the notes, and it's funny to look back at my original … [Continue reading]
Prepared to Launch! Or Not
Posted on May 9, 2014 ·
The month before a book release feels a lot like the final month of a pregnancy. Obviously not the physical aspects like swollen ankles and freakish ballooning belly, although there are the occasional moments of shortness of breath, triggered by the … [Continue reading]
On Dreams
Posted on April 11, 2014 ·
I received an email the other day from my managing editor, saying the final edit of The Fourth Wall was attached and could I fill in the dedication page and the acknowledgments page? Sure, I could do that. (Are you kidding me?!) But first I … [Continue reading]
Line Edits, Book Covers, and What Really Scares Me
Posted on February 7, 2014 ·
In late November I submitted the first round of content edits back to my editor. It was a grueling month in which I added nearly 8,000 words to a manuscript I had once considered complete. Boy, was I mistaken. Gory details here. Two months passed. … [Continue reading]
In Good Company
Posted on December 6, 2013 ·
I didn’t set out to write a YA novel. I just wanted to write a book. Afterwards at a conference, when asked to identify the book’s genre, I proudly declared it “literary fiction.” The panelist groaned. “Oh, don’t call it that,” he said. “When you … [Continue reading]
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