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The Same Place (a Poem For Bob)

September 22, 2016
Personal, Writing

(For my Godfather, Bob. I miss you.) As a kid I once joined Bob Buchanan for dinner (When Dixie was cooking, nobody got thinner!) There were taters and green beans and mighty good meat So Bob said the grace, and then started to eat But I stared at my plate, stumped for where to begin Should...

STRAIGHT CISPEOPLE RETWEETING RAINBOW FLAGS: A CONFESSION

June 28, 2016
Personal, Writing

This post centers around three facts: It’s LGBTQIAP+ pride month. Two weeks ago, fifty people were murdered because they were in a gay club. I’m a straight cismale who wrote a book from the POV of a gender fluid teenager. So the question I’ve been asking myself is: What, if anything, do...

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....

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...

SYMPTOMS LAUNCH EVENT, PT. 1

February 6, 2016
Personal, Video, Writing

In case you couldn’t attend the Symptoms of Being Human launch on Tuesday, here’s part one in a three-part video series covering the event. (Thank you, Curtis Andersen, for doing the videography.)

SYMPTOMS OF BEING HUMAN: In Stores Today!

February 2, 2016
Fiction, News, Personal, Writing

Dear Friends, Your support and goodwill has sustained me during this exciting and stressful time. Thank you for your good thoughts, your likes and retweets, and your tolerance of my unrelenting promotion. My gratitude is too big for words. But now, SYMPTOMS LAUNCH DAY IS FINALLY UPON US! Here are...