I wanted to wait to post until it was official, but I finally have a launch date. Mark your calendars for:

(drumroll)

DECEMBER 19, 2011!

(cymbals crash)

That's the date my YA novel (title TBA soon) will hit the bookstore shelves. I think it's a good date, don't you? Just before Christmas.

Now that I have a definite date, I can start planning my ( Read more... )

 OK, I know anyone who is a writer yearning to sell a book is going to hate this post. Up until last March, when my agent sold BROKEN WINGS, I was right there with you. I was sure that getting a novel published would solve my problems, both personal and financial. With a published novel under my belt, I thought, I could finally be truly, ( Read more... )

 The bad news: My book club's meeting last night was cancelled because nobody read the book. The good news: The cancellation gave me the opportunity to attend "Authors, Neighbors," an author event at the Sunset Hill Community Club, just minutes away from my home.

I walked into the room thinking this might be one of those pathetic events where a ( Read more... )

 When I first got the call from my agent, the incomparable Chris Richman of Upstart Crow Literary, telling me he had sold my first YA novel (BROKEN WINGS, due for release from Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt in Fall 2011), I was over the moon. My dream of many years was coming true, and I celebrated with champagne, chocolate, a trip to Hawaii...and more ( Read more... )