First Conference Post-Pandemic
A report on speaking about Moonwalking and signing that book and Torch at the 2022 NCTE conference.
Playing Hard to Get
Options for people who are trying to find copies of my new YA historical novel Torch, and appreciation for their patience if their pre-order hasn't come in.
Why Is the Cover Different?
A discussion of cover design for digital audiobooks and why they may look very different from the print book.
Launch Day for TORCH and a Second Star!
Today is a long-awaited day -- the launch of my YA historical novel Torch. It's especially long-awaited because the novel went out on submission at the beginning of August 2019,…
Unpacking the Shirley Exception
"Surely there will be an exception for me" when draconian laws restricting liberty are passed. Don't be so sure.
Make No Plans
It's now less than three weeks until the launch of Torch on November 1. One week later is the date of the midterm elections. With one of the two parties…
October Countdown
Leading up to the publication of my YA historical novel TORCH, my first YA novel to launch in more than seven years.
On This Day: The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Remembering the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, which took place on this day in 1968.
First Star for TORCH!
The news is official! Torch has received its very first review...and it's a Kirkus star! Calling the novel "Equally terrifying and captivating," the Kirkus reviewer writes: Readers will be on…
I Get to Teach Adults
After many years of teaching history and writing to children and teens, I'm now teaching adult writers for the first time and applying some of my methods.