Jun 5th, 2011 | 23 Comments
the wsj thing
This WSJ article. When the link first started showing up in my twitter feed, I was like, "Oh dear, another misinformed person saying dumb things about YA? This seems to be happening a lot lately." Or, to paint a ... READ MORE ›
Jan 14th, 2011 | 25 Comments
good news & treadmill desks
January has been pretty good to mean girls! I'm so thrilled to share that Some Girls are was selected as a YALSA/ALA 2011 Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers (along with Kody Keplinger's debut, The DUFF--congrats, Kody!), ALA selected it ... READ MORE ›
Dec 27th, 2010 | 39 Comments
How to Deal: Writing for Public Consumption
Not long ago, I got a great email from a writer who wanted to know what it was like having three books out--more specifically, they wanted to know if it was difficult to put myself out there for the world to judge ... READ MORE ›
Jun 29th, 2010 | 39 Comments
on unlikeable female protagonists
I've wanted to do a blog entry on writing unlikeable (why did I write 'unlickable' first?) female protagonists for a while now, because it's something I get asked about with a surprising--to me--amount of frequency.
The only problem was I wasn't sure how ... READ MORE ›
Jun 1st, 2010 | 32 Comments
grief & writing
My grandfather has this sweater he'd wear constantly. Blue with black patterning. It's hard to conjure up a memory with him not wearing it. He had it so long, the wrists wore through and my grandma had to sew ... READ MORE ›
Dec 23rd, 2009 | 10 Comments
A Year Ago Today + Editor Appreciation
Having books released during the holiday season just proves how TERRIBLE I am at multi-tasking, but even so, I would not change a thing.
Life is hectic! I am typing this at 12:27 am and in like 15 hours, I will begin ... READ MORE ›
Dec 9th, 2009 | 13 Comments
Chapter 3 of Some Girls Are is Online! Check it Out!
This entry consists entirely of Some Girls Are updates, just so you know. I will have more interesting things to say when I announce the winner of the ARC contest (related: I AM ALARMED AT HOW MANY OF YOU ARE PRO-WEREWOLF), ... READ MORE ›
Oct 14th, 2009 | 21 Comments
odds, ends & query letters
I was looking through old back-up emails and found a notepad file full of notes and some deleted scenes from my Cracked Up to Be days. That always freaks me out and amuses me a little because it's a bit trippy ... READ MORE ›
Aug 7th, 2009 | 48 Comments
You Aren’t the Book I Married Anymore
Maybe you guys remember back in June when I wrote a blog entry about how the new book I was working on came to be? "Imagine A Book," I called it, and I talked about how differently it was conceptualized than ... READ MORE ›
Jul 23rd, 2009 | 17 Comments
Shift
Some Girls Are is now available for pre-order on amazon, amazon.ca and chapters! It looks like it's coming out January 5th, 2010--the same day as Alyson Noel's third installment in The Immortals series. Very cool!
SGA was also ... READ MORE ›
