Tag: Fiction

YA Scavenger Hunt Spring 2016

March 29, 2016
Fiction

YA Scavenger Hunt Spring 2016 has ended! Thanks so much for participating, and congrats to Ashly H from New York for winning my giveaway of a signed copy of Symptoms of Being Human plus a copy of The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner! Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt Spring 2016! Greetings. I’m Jeff...

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...

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.)

10 THINGS I LEARNED WHILE PUBLISHING MY DEBUT

January 2, 2016
Fiction, Personal

It’s hard to believe that less than two years after I typed the first page of Symptoms of Being Human, its publication in hardback is just one month away. It’s been a challenging, thrilling journey, and the book isn’t even out yet! To celebrate the impending release of my debut, I’m going to share...

How Spell Check Tried To Sabotage My Novel

September 25, 2014
Personal, Writing

Spell Check (c) 2011 Michael Mandiberg On Sunday night, I was almost ready to turn in the second draft of my debut novel, SYMPTOMS OF BEING HUMAN. While I was rewriting, I kept thinking of how I might share the process with you, my dear reader. I have always enjoyed the commentary tracks and blooper...