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Hey, Georgia & South Carolina…Upcoming Book Tour! 11 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
I’m so excited to be heading back to my home state of Georgia to do some author events! (Also, I’m excited to pay a visit to Waffle House. Maybe two visits.) Here’s where I’ll be the first two weeks ...
Student Council Smackdown–First Chapter Excerpt 25 Jun 2013 | 11:32 pm
The second book in THE CLASSROOM series releases today! This book was crazy fun to write. It involves an election and, of course, everything falls apart–it even includes a visit from dudes in HAZMAT s...
From Teaching Middle Schoolers to Writing For Them (Plus a Special Giveaway) 14 Jun 2013 | 10:39 am
I started teaching fifth grade back in 1992. (Oh sheesh, that was a long time ago. Richard Marx and Bryan Adams were popular. What were you thinking, 1992?) Anyway. After lunch each day, I would read ...
Writing With Boys (Plus an update about an update!) 9 Jun 2013 | 11:05 pm
I do believe it’s time for an update! Lately I’ve been deep in the revision cave working on CLASSROOM book 3 as well as my next teen book, BUSTED. And then–out of nowhere–I was attacked by a picture b...
Humor Video Chat–Now With An Added Bonus! 3 Apr 2013 | 10:06 pm
I’m holding my next video chat next Monday night on writing humor in middle grade and young adult. I’ll share tips on how to infuse humor into any genre. Topics include: unique phrasing rule of three ...
A New Humor Video Chat! 27 Mar 2013 | 07:16 am
The video chat I held went very well. The feedback I received was awesome (and heartwarming). So I’m holding another one! The format will be a little different this time. It will be longer (90 minutes...
Upcoming Video Chat–Let’s Talk! 5 Mar 2013 | 09:25 am
Writing Contemporary Humor For Young Adult & Middle Grade Lately we’ve been hearing agents and editors ask for contemporary young adult (romantic comedies in particular) as well as funny books for m...
Pre-Order Classroom 2…Get Stuff!! 25 Feb 2013 | 07:57 pm
Book 2 of THE CLASSROOM releases on June 25th. So let’s get in the mood…shall we? First, a cover and summary! Libby Gardner and Cindy Applegate are smile-without-teeth friends, but they are fierce...
Disneyland…16 teen authors…Too much fun 20 Feb 2013 | 10:07 pm
If you’re in the LA area or if you’re near a flying plane and hop on and GET to the LA area, then check this out!! The Yappiest day on earth is COMING! (March 30th, to be exact.) And here are the ...
Book Party Recap and Upcoming Signing in San Francisco 5 Feb 2013 | 09:37 am
We had a fabulous time at the Flintridge Bookstore mother/daughter book party. Groups of girls gathered around each author’s table for a brief presentation and then some q&a. Then the bell rang and th...
