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Welcome to Cape Cod
Posted on May 26, 2014 3 Comments
So . . . I have been totally neglectful of my blog, but it wasn’t because I was addicted to reruns of X-Files or something. I was finishing some edits to STORMFRONT which will launch this summer on Cape Cod (end of July . . . I am hoping). I am also a mom and a […]
#NESCBWI14 here I come!
Posted on May 2, 2014 2 Comments
I am super-duper excited to flee my M-F job as a school bus driver and head to Springfield MA for the NESCBWI conference! And yes – you read that correctly. I drive the Loser Cruise filled with my target YA audience. Horror stories of the madness from the road can be found by typing “bus” […]
Cover Reveal for Blood of a Mermaid
Posted on May 1, 2014 Leave a Comment
I am pleased to be part of the cover reveal for Katie O’Sullivan‘s BLOOD OF A MERMAID, the second book in the SON OF A MERMAID series! The artwork on both her books is fabulous! A terrific YA read for the summer! BLOOD OF A MERMAID by Katie O’Sullivan Coming from Crescent Moon Press, May […]
Chuck Wendig and Young Adult Fiction
Posted on April 25, 2014 Leave a Comment
I write YA (upper YA, if we are getting technical). My main audience is in the 15/16 year old range right through adulthood. The UNDERTOW series is a thinking person’s mystery, threaded through a wild cast of supernatural characters. My focus has always been on building real characters who jump off the page and haunt people […]
Sturgis West High School Fiction Craft Classes
Posted on April 13, 2014 1 Comment
I will be at STURGIS WEST this coming week, teaching Fiction Craft to the entire 10th grade! If you are a 10th grader, my schedule runs as follows: APRIL 15th: Classes D+E will learn about pinpointing the “What If” question and how to build rich characters with voice, body language, music, and attitude. APRIL […]
Some Cool Competitions for Writers
Posted on April 13, 2014 Leave a Comment
Alright . . . since you are saying, “Hmmmm . . . how shall I use my time to avoid working on my latest literary endeavour?” I shall supply thee with distractions: Gotham Writers is hosting a ten-word story contest. Click here for details. The Cape Cod Writer’s Center is hosting its first ever Writing […]
Bug versus Windshield
Posted on April 9, 2014 Leave a Comment
My son puked on the bus I drive this morning, and I had no paper towels. A crack formed in the bus windshield and slowly lengthened as I drove. I managed to shrink a favorite top to my daughter’s teenaged-size (she was thrilled). It poured buckets and my parked car ended up an oasis in […]
This day rocks!
Posted on April 7, 2014 2 Comments
Today has been a killer day, not only because two great writers (Lisa Burstein and Jim Hill) agreed to partake in the Blog-Tour-Writing-Process-Thing (thanks Trisha Leaver!), but I also finished STORMFRONT. I could actually run around screaming at the top of my lungs, but I would freak out the neighbors . . . though they […]
My Writing Process Blog Tour
Posted on April 6, 2014 Leave a Comment
I am taking part in The Writing Process Blog Tour, which is a cool way to introduce myself to other authors and readers that may not normally stumble over to my blog. Each author will offer brief insights into their writing processes and, in turn, they will introduce you to more authors. I was invited […]
How I Write the Darkness
Posted on March 28, 2014 Leave a Comment
We are what we write, or so I am told. Some people have been reading the advanced pages of STORMFRONT and have mentioned that some of the most potent scenes are also the darkest, which I believe is true of life. We so often remember the toughest moments, rather than the blissful ones. My mother always accused me […]
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