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I Still Side with Hope

Anyone who knows me knows I am an eternal optimist. On the night of the election, I tweeted, “I side with hope.” And I meant it. I’d always rather deal with disappointment later, then live without hope now. Which is why, like so many people, I never, in a million years, believed that America would  … Read more


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These are a Few of My Favorite Things (of 2012)

I’ve been quite inspired by all the “Favorites” lists publishing on blogs across the world, so I thought I’d succumb to peer pressure and create my own. But since I couldn’t decide what category of list to create (music, movies, books, technology, celebrity blunders), I figured I would do a catch-all list. So here it is: My  … Read more


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New York Times Shakes Up Children’s Best Seller Lists

According to the Publisher’s Weekly twitter feed and an announcement sent from the New York Times to all publishers, some MAJOR changes to the New York Times Best Seller List for Children’s Books were announced earlier today. Previously, the NYT broke down Children’s books into 4 lists: Picture Books, Chapter Books, Paperback Books and Series (comprised of series that have a minimum of  … Read more


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Revisions and Cruises and Holidays!

Hey all! Sorry for the LONG gap between blog posts. Things have been quite busy over here. I FINALLY finished the second draft of UNREMEMBERED, the first book in my upcoming sci-fi trilogy! I’m really excited about how the revision came out and now my fingers are TIGHTLY crossed that my editor is just as  … Read more


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