I am off tomorrow morning for a super fun author school visit in League City, at Bauerschlag Elementary, and then on to The Woodlands, Texas, for the amazing Montgomery County Book Festival. I’m also putting the finishing touches on my … Continue reading →

I’m not sure if any of you who write middle grade or young adult fiction will be interested in this (I hope you ALL will be!)… but I am the featured author this coming month at the excellent Adventures in … Continue reading →

I’ve been having so much fun the past few weeks! Too much fun to update my blog, honestly. But here I am, with pictures to make you jealous… or inspire you. Or to stare at when you’re supposed to be … Continue reading →

If you’ve read my book, you pretty much know I think a little scary is perfectly fine for kids. This month, I wrote an essay for Hunger Mountain where I expand on that a bit. 🙂 I’d love for you … Continue reading →

Hi, y’all! I’m busy working on my new novel these days (so not blogging as much), but I DO have a bit of news today! My book is being featured at the website First Page Panda – and you can … Continue reading →

Or at least it feels like I’m everywhere this month! I just finished doing a handful of amazing festivals, library conferences, school visits, and book clubs this month.  (I’ll attach a bunch of random pictures below, just for fun. And … Continue reading →

One of the coolest things about the writing life is the writer friends who come along with it. I met one of these amazing people, Lindsey Scheibe, at a SCBWI monthly meeting and critique session a few years back. She … Continue reading →

Welcome to my stop on the YAmazing Race with MGnificent prizes! This is my first time to take part and I am very excited to be participating! If this is your first stop in the race, welcome! If you are … Continue reading →

Friends! Are you a teacher, librarian, or book club leader? If you are, you can win TEN copies of my book, plus a Skype visit from me, plus bookmarks, stickers, and other assorted swag AND learn awkward facts about my … Continue reading →

What a weekend! I have to admit, my life is so incredibly cool right now. Exhausting, but cool. On Friday, I had the great pleasure of presenting a workshop to a SRO group of talented writers at the Houston Writer’s … Continue reading →