Feminism and YA
It’s been hard to read the news lately, especially concerning women. The horrific rape and death of the student in India has left all of us wondering what we can do. I just got back from breakfast...
View ArticleAuthor copies of The After Girls are here!
They’re here! Delivered in two big boxes! With my name all over! It’s definitely all very surreal. And when I open one up, it looks and feels like a real book. And it is. I don’t really have much to...
View ArticleFriday Happiness: Friendship and Reviews
I think there’s a special bond between writer friends. You share your work with each other (often at its rawest), you trust another person not to judge your shitty first draft, and at the same time...
View ArticleThis is what happens when your friends get their hands on your first book
The After Girls book club … in a closet? LOVE IT.
View ArticleThe After Girls is officially out! A little on how it all began
So The After Girls is out today. I could talk about how nervous I am, but I already did that to excess yesterday. So I thought I’d share a little on how I got from an idea to a book that’s out in the...
View ArticleHow my writing process completely changed, a new piece for Distraction 99
I don’t have much to say about this except for this is pretty much what writing feels like 90% of the time. Yesterday, I did a post on Nova Ren Suma’s blog, Distraction 99. Nova is an inspiring YA...
View ArticleThe After Girls Selected as a Kindle Daily Deal!! Just $1.99 All Day Tomorrow!
Happy Sunday! On this lovely weekend afternoon, I have a little good news to share about THE AFTER GIRLS! It’s been selected as a Kindle Daily Deal for the YA category tomorrow (August 19). That means...
View Article20 Awesome Quotes About San Francisco
My two years in San Francisco has a special place in my writing career. After all, it’s where I wrote almost all upcoming contemporary young adult novel. And I was living in SF when my first novel, THE...
View ArticleBig news! A new book of mine is coming out!
I’ve been excitedly sitting on this news for a bit, and I am so thrilled to finally be able to share! I’ve got a book coming out! From Harper Collins! YAY!!! I started working on this book when I...
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