Happy New Year!!! How is it possible that we entered a new century fourteen years ago?! I swear 1999 still feels like yesterday. But on to the topic at hand… For the last few years, I’ve been picking a ‘word of the year’ instead of declaring a traditional resolution. In 2013 I aimed to be...Continue Reading
Look at all these RTs about the Young Authors Give Back tour! Thank you, thank you!!! I promised to reveal the title of TAKEN’s sequel after 50 RTs, and as you can see above, you guys met that challenge like pros. Rather than continuing to ramble, I’m just going to say thanks one last time–THANK...Continue Reading
A twitter follower recently emailed me with a great question–so great, in fact, that I wanted to answer it here on the blog. Colleen asked: “I’m wondering how you knew it was safe to leave your day job. When did you feel secure enough in writing as a career?” The short answer is I didn’t...Continue Reading
A week from today is the first day of November. And you know what November means in the writing community, right? NaNoWriMo, aka National Novel Writing Month. The goal of NaNo is simple: Write 50,000 words in the month of November. I participated for the first time two years ago and had a blast. One...Continue Reading