Lemonade in a Desert
The challenge of self-promotion for an author who isn’t very good at self-promotion.
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Wanted: School Visits
Now that I have four recently published books and pandemic restrictions are coming to an end, I’m starting to look for school visits. In the years following the...
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Agent Revisions, Editor Revisions
Comparing an agent’s revision suggestions to those of a realtor presenting a house for sale.
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Not Your Superhero
I challenge the Western notions of character agency and the individualistic superhero at a time when individualism has excluded too many and failed us all.
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Four Years of Bullying
The dynamic of bully, victim, bystanders, and referees, and how it has played out in the U.S. over the past four years.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
