I want to give thanks to the quiet nerdy girl I once was (and still am), and to the benevolent employees of my neighborhood Mecca growing up, Kepler’s Books, who pretended they didn’t see me curled up in their stacks, devouring the books gleaming brightly from their shelves. Below is a list of my favorite [...]
As a writer, I love meeting the characters, and especially heroines, other writers have given the world. The following are some of my favorite chicas from TV and film, whose various awesomeness helped inspire the female characters Noa, Olivia, Isla, Sasha, and Hilo from my debut YA novel Shattered Blue, book one of The [...]
1) NOTHING SAYS LOVE AS SWEETLY AS TREATS In my debut novel, Shattered Blue, the heroine Noa and the mysterious Callum bond over, among other things, a delicious game involving salt-water taffy. Inspired by Ninja’s love for all things yum-related (we all know those pleading doggy eyes!) 2) BIG SISTERS AND LITTLE SISTERS ARE [...]
I thought it would be fun to share some of the other things I have written with you too! I'd like to introduce #WritingWednesday, a weekly meme where I will post a poem or short story for you to read. Hope you enjoy! Without further ado, I give you... *Turning Leaves* ... outside she sits, outside [...]