The other day I was in the dentist's chair for some emergency work (don't ask) and while a trip to the dentist isn't what I'd consider a relaxing affair, the thing I found most disturbing as I lay taut in the recliner with tools and tubes and fingers sticking out of my mouth wasn't the high-pitched whine of grinding bone or the sudden spritz of ( Read more... )

Yesterday was my first B&N event, which thankfully involved lots of teachers and booksellers and folks who *love* to talk books. These are my kind of people!

I know that, as a newbie author, I should focus on things like self-promotion or presence or pushing my books (and there were mighty impressive stacks of LUMINOUS and DEAR BULLY flanking me ( Read more... )

Sometimes I plan my posts in advance and others I pull out of a list of possible topics I've scribbled down for later use. I'd originally planned to write about heroism and had forgotten the date, then balked when I realized it was 9-11. The word "hero" is no longer something I can toss around lightly, much the same way as having children made it ( Read more... )

I figured I should do a special follow-up post about bullies, bullying, my own experience, sage advice and other errata since DEAR BULLY has now hit the shelves and NPR and the like. However, it's already in the book and, frankly, my bullying experience was pretty minor--there are stories in there that'll make your toes curl and your heart thud in ( Read more... )

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