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A Milestone!
Exhibit A. Yes, that is a flower. it is not a depressed amoeba. I recently passed a new author milestone––I turned in my first round edits of Black Bird of the Gallows to my editor. I thought I’d be...
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I’ve put off this post because, well, I was overwhelmed, I guess. When bad things happen, your mind gets sad and your body gets in on the act and makes the rest of you feel terrible and aching and sore...
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One contract signed…
I’m so pleased to announce I have a new literary agent. I am represented by Beth Miller of Writers House. See? That’s me, above, jumping. Mentally, that is. I don’t jump around in my general life. Have...
View ArticleExciting things!
So. It’s been a while since I blogged. I’m aware of that. I smack my hand. A few interesting things have happened. 1. My poor, orphaned manuscript, The Black Bird of the Gallows, (the one that lost its...
View ArticleAn exciting year ahead and five lessons from the year past
After a challenging (to say the least) 2015, I’m making changes to my writing life! Between writing and the publishing world, writers face and must learn many things––perseverance, patience, courage,...
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Thoughts on resilience
I’ve been thinking a lot about resilience lately. After this Ask Polly post and an interesting exchange on Twitter between an agent and an aspiring writer. The agent had put up a link to an article of...
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An Island Adventure
For a long time now, I’ve been itching to visit Seguin Island (pronounced Sae-gin), a rocky blip off the coast of Bath, Maine, about 3 miles out to sea. Last week, we finally went. A thirty-minute...
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Hard things and good days
This poor blog has been neglected this year. But 2015 hasn’t been kind to this writer. Last year this time, I was celebrating. I had just sold my debut novel. I was staring in wonder and bliss at my...
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Cover reveal: Pintip Dunn’s FORGET TOMORROW
My dear friend Pintip Dunn’s debut book FORGET TOMORROW is coming out November 3, 2015 from Entangled Teen, and I’m so pleased to show off her gorgeous cover. Imagine a world where your destiny has...
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My lovely stranger
I heard a poem on the radio about a man with a wife who noticed him as a stranger. It was simple and raw and it didn’t rhyme, but it made me think of you, who I notice as many things. You and me, who...
View ArticleA post I would rather not write.
I don’t want to write this. I’ve put it off for over a month, though, and it’s been hanging over my head like a piano on a rope. So. My publisher closed it’s doors. I could end the post right there,...
View ArticleTime to Play #8TerribleTitles
I’ve been tagged by Kathy MacMillan, Darcy Woods and Janet B. Taylor to participate in the fabulous #8TerribleTitles game. Here’s how you do it. Scroll through your manuscript, WIP or fancy-schmancy...
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Cover for GONE TOO FAR
So, my talented friend and fellow Golden Heart® nominee Natalie D. Richards got this lovely cover for her second upcoming YA thriller! Isn’t it purdy? From Natalie’s website: Keeping secrets ruined her...
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Short #2: Vandals
In the gray crease before the night, the man and I tossed milkweed seeds into the wind. We sent silent wishes, for patches of earth, space to grow. That we may one day see them tall and green. To know...
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Short #1: The Edge of the Sea
So much life here, at the edge of the sea. I despise each footfall; the crunch of tiny things. Each footfall, destruction. And the wild sky shifts above. Ever moving, floating white and blue. And the...
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Normal? Sorry, wrong number.
Yeah, so did I, Blake. So. Did. I. But no, the psychosis simply shifts from: No one is ever going to buy my book. I should quit. Clearly, I’m not a good enough writer. I saw Taco Bell is hiring. I’m...
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How the deal went down
I said I’d give a more detailed account about how my publishing deal came about. Honestly, I couldn’t do it right away. It was one of the most intense things that’s ever happened to me. It was scary....
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Sold!
I’m happy to announce that I’ve sold my YA horror, The Black Bird of the Gallows to Egmont USA! I like so much about this publisher––and I know a great deal about them because I am very good at...
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Whaaat?
I got this catalog in the mail a few days ago. I thought I read the title wrong. It seems cruel or a total joke to put, “Gear up for the best school year ever,” on the cover, followed by a reference to...
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A Sunny Day
On a Saturday morning, this happened: I watched my husband start to order the clothes back on, but then he just closed his mouth with a sigh and a smile. We stood there, watching our two-year-old run...
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