Staying Motivated
If you knew that the best grade you could get in a course you really wanted to take was a C, would you still take the course?
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The 777 Challenge and a New Web Page
I introduce Surviving Santiago via the 777 Challenge, in which I post from a work-in-progress seven full lines from the seventh page, starting seven lines down.
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Work-in-Progress Character Blog Hop, or Made Up People Can Jump Too
As part of a character blog hop, I introduce Tina Aguilar, the protagonist of my forthcoming YA novel, Surviving Santiago.
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The Perils of First-Hand Research
An illness likely contracted in the course of researching my next book prompts me to reflect on how realistic writers take risks in the service of authenticity.
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You Asked for It! Meet the Bricksters
An announcement of a prestigious Instagram shout-out and the initial episode of the graphic novel from my Lego town.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
