Here's the thing about Prince's music. His songs were often the background of my life in high school. I mean, there was a lot of...

I get a lot of notes from kids and teens that go something like, "I love this book so much, I've read it XX times." And I...

I've just returned from two days of school visits in Southern Oregon. I don't like the four hour drive much, but the students and te...

Yesterday I got a package from my editor. I was so surprised when I opened it. Small, adorable books, written in German! Here is IN LIEB...

I haven't been blogging much lately - sorry about that! I haven't felt well for the past week, mostly with a headache that won't...

Tomorrow morning I get up bright and early to head to NYC. I can hardly believe it! It's my first trip to the Big Apple and I have s...

These two books are now available in paperback!! I found IT'S RAINING CUPCAKES at Barnes and Noble yesterday. If you go searching for...

In every one of my young adult novels so far, music plays an important role. Music can be salve to our souls, and so it is with my character...

Today I'm taking a break from the Dream Big blog series to share a few things with you. My release month continues and one thing I did l...

It's become sort of a tradition to do a vlog on release day. This one is quite silly, but sometimes, you just have to let the silly out!...

Tomorrow we return to Dream Big 2010, which will happen all month long except Sundays. I have left Sundays open to post book-related news if...

First of all, um, ONE WEEK UNTIL RELEASE DAY. EEEEEEK!!! 1. If you are a Portland, OR peep, I will be signing and reading next week. Tues., ...