I'm about 35,000 words into a first draft. It's a YA novel with four points of view. Yes. Four. I'm pretty sure I am certifiably...

Do you find switched at birth stories fascinating? Me too! A new story was released yesterday - you can read about it HERE. When I w...

"If I could only sell a book to a publisher, then..." "If I could only get a large advance and a big marketing push, then...

There is something about old photos, and how time goes by, that just... gets me. Pair that with America the Beautiful sung by the great Ray ...

Last night, I went to see Matt de la Pena at the 2011 Teen Author Lecture here in Portland, made possible by the Library Foundation. First...

Once upon a time a girl wrote a novel. A strange novel. A short novel. Maybe it wasn't even a novel. One agent replied, after receiv...

Friday night we went to the author reception for a little while, and then six of us ventured out for dinner. Before we found a restaurant, w...