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YA SCAVENGER HUNT IS COMING!

March 25, 2016
Fiction

I’m thrilled to participate in this season’s YA Scavenger Hunt. In case you’re unfamiliar with YASH, it’s a 72-hour internet scavenger hunt that promises a lot of fun and a chance to win SCORES AND SCORES of signed books. This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen...

SYMPTOMS HITS #1

February 26, 2016
News, Personal

Thanks to you, February has been an exciting month! Over 100 people attended the launch event at Barnes & Noble in Huntington Beach, where my book sold out in less than an hour. In addition, Symptoms of Being Human and its audiobook companion (narrated by Tom Phelan of ABC’s The Fosters) appeared...

HOW WRITING CAN LIGHT THE DARK TIMES

February 10, 2016
Personal

Sometimes, life is awesome. You have a spectacular hair day. The person you like finally likes you back. But sometimes, life exercises its inexhaustible ability to suck. In other words: Dark times come. You fail. You get rejected. You feel misunderstood, ignored, or, worse—singled out for humiliation....

10 Tips on Landing an Agent at a Writers’ Conference

February 9, 2016
Fiction, Writing

I recently wrote an article for the Writers Digest Guide to Literary Agents blog. Here’s an excerpt followed by a link to the rest of the post. When I was ready to seek representation, I chose not to approach agents in the usual way—by email query—even though most agents prefer that method....

Audiobook Sample: Symptoms of Being Human

February 8, 2016
Personal

As you may recall from this post, actor Tom Phelan performs the audiobook version of Symptoms of Being Human. I couldn’t have imagined a more perfect narrator. Tom captures Riley’s voice beautifully. Here’s a sample. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/242141306″...

5 Tips for Turning Your Teen Turmoil Into a Novel

February 7, 2016
Writing

HarperCollins Canada asked me to write a post for their official YA Blog, HCC Frenzy. Here’s a short except, followed by a link where you can read the whole article. There’s no way around it: high school hurts. The good news? Pain is precious to writers. It motivates us, inspires us, fuels...