You may or may not have noticed that things have gone a little quiet in the past few weeks on this blog. I intended to make a post far sooner than this to explain. I’ve stopped the features and the guest posts and the interviews, and initially I wasn’t sure if I’d return with content … Continue reading »
Last year, when I was deep into writing 17 & Gone, I discovered an exciting new distraction and way to collect images that fascinated me: Pinterest. What started off as maybe one more thing to keep me from writing turned into a great source of inspiration, and my 17 & Gone inspiration board was born. I’d … Continue reading »
So I’ll say it. I’m ready for the year to end. I am looking forward to 2013, creatively. I’ve gotten myself into a jam this year with my writing—and I know I’ve talked a tiny bit about the tough spots I’ve found myself in during this year, but mostly I haven’t spoken about it. I … Continue reading »
I haven’t announced this or made a big deal of this, but it appears that I’ve been on some kind of quiet walk through the woods of my brain lately. It’s dark in here and there’s lots going on and I kind of don’t want to come out just yet. This isn’t a formal break … Continue reading »
It’s Saturday, and we just had a week’s worth of debut interviews and giveaways! Maybe I should clarify something while I have you here: Since this new series of YA debut interviews began this week, I’ve had many people contact me asking how to be a part of the next round of interviews (next come … Continue reading »
A lot happened this week… I revealed the title of my 2013 novel forthcoming from Dutton. I had a transcendent editorial conversation with my editor and can see what this book will become… once I revise it. I showed you the cover of the newly updated and about-to-be-reissued Dani Noir… as Fade Out, coming in … Continue reading »
For some time, if you’ve been reading this blog, you may have noticed that I’ve been hard at work on a secretive new novel. This was a novel that first started coming out of me when I was away from home, outside my real life. I still vividly remember writing its very first words (then … Continue reading »
I’m posting this NaNoWriMo update from a good place. I’m not bubbling up with doubt and sizzling with self-loathing. I’m not tearing hairs from my head and words from my pages. I’m not perusing listings for day jobs—as I do when the writing goes terribly—wondering if it’s too late to start a new profession. Things … Continue reading »
My attempt at NaNoWriMo has been slow-going so far this month, but I don’t see that as a failure yet—and I won’t let myself see it as a failure if I (when I) reach November 30 without 50,000 words. (Remind me I said that.) It’s the determination and the push to get out more words … Continue reading »
(Design & illustration by Robert Roxby) Often, the thing that inspires me to write a book is the most obvious of things you could imagine: Other books. Writers inspire me—as you’ll see, because I’ve invited some of them to write guest blogs about their own inspirations this month… …and the novels these writers write inspire me … Continue reading »
