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Peeking at the Mystery of THE BOOK OF BLOOD AND SHADOW, with Robin Wasserman!

Having author friends is really fun, but having author friends whom you also used to work...
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Happy National Poetry Month

Poetry is my favorite. It’s part of why I wrote a whole novel in verse...
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TAKE A BOW, Elizabeth Eulberg! I Think You Are Great!

I can’t remember, exactly, when Elizabeth Eulberg and I first met, but I know it  was...
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Secrets of THE SUMMER OF FIRSTS AND LASTS

The paperback version of my third novel, The Summer of Firsts and Lasts was released...
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The NYC Teen Author Festival Is Coming!

There are many things that make being an author a fantastic job. 1. Writing something...
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The Summer of Firsts and Lasts is Here in Paperback!! (GIVEAWAY!)

UPDATE: Commenting for this giveaway is now closed; THANK YOU to everyone who participated!! TMc ...
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PURE Reaches 30K

30,000. It’s not an enormous number. In fact, it’s just a little over twice the...
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Two Great Things

Yesterday, I was at my favorite coffeehouse in Decatur, Java Monkey, and I saw this...
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Why I Love Valentine’s Day

A lot of people I know (both in relationships, and not), hate Valentine’s Day. To...
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Making Soundtracks for Your Books Is Fun

So, I’m currently between books. What this means is that I am in the small...
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I Love Doing School Visits!

The past week was a terrific one for two reasons: 1) I finished the first...
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The Funniest Song I Heard in 2011

WordPress is acting all weird for me lately, and hiding its toolbar whenever I log...