One year ago today, THE SOUND OF LIFE AND EVERYTHING was published. I knew this day was coming, so I've spent the last week reflecting ...

The title pretty much says it all, but I don't always remember to celebrate the good news, so I wanted to make sure that I mentioned it ...

If I'm being completely honest, 2015 didn't exactly go as planned. There were bad reviews and cancelled contracts (among other thing...

To complement the Goodreads giveaway still going on for DON'T VOTE FOR ME, I'm giving away one signed copy of THE SOUND OF LIFE AND...

Sourcebooks has been great about sponsoring giveaways for DON'T VOTE FOR ME, and when I spied their latest effort , a twenty-book extrav...

The summer started with a bang with THE SOUND OF LIFE AND EVERYTHING's release, and now it's ending with another bang as DON'T...

After more than two years of working, waiting, and worrying, THE SOUND OF LIFE AND EVERYTHING makes its debut today. It's kind of a su...

A week or two ago, an amazing thing happened: I held a finished book in my hands, and it had my name on it. The first copies of THE SOUND OF...

In case you missed it last week, The NaNoWriMo Blog featured my guest post on Friday as part of their "Choose Your Camp" series....

Valerie Bodden! Congratulations, Valerie! Please e-mail me at kvandolzer(at)gmail(dot)com with your mailing address and the person or pers...

My maternal grandparents, Jose Junius Ramos and Elsie Marie Sorenson, are two of my heroes. They met in 1950 at Fort Douglas in Salt Lake ...

It probably won't surprise you that I was a high-strung student. School was something I was very good at, and I took it VERY seriously. ...

I'm thrilled to give away an ARC of THE SOUND OF LIFE AND EVERYTHING (affectionately known as Steve ). This is one of those posts you...

I'm so pleased to announce that THE SOUND OF LIFE AND EVERYTHING is a Junior Library Guild Selection . Now, if you're anything like ...

Well, it's 2015. (Actually, it's been 2015 for, like, a week, but I'm sure you already noticed.) In my personal life, it feels l...

I haven't had a ton of time to blog lately, so here's a quick roundup of the projects I've been working on: Steve Word cou...

Actually, THE SOUND OF LIFE AND EVERYTHING got this blurb a while ago, but I haven't really appreciated it until now. When this blurb ro...

What's THE SOUND OF LIFE AND EVERYTHING? Steve 's official title! And since I'm sure you hate scrolling as much as I do, let...

The blog has a new look courtesy of Icey Designs ! It took us a few tries to get to this design, but I love how it turned out. I told Hafsah...

By now, I'm sure most of you have heard about the ongoing "My Writing Process" blog tour, which has been making the rounds. Th...