If you're reading this, then I assume you do:) Head over to friend and critique partner Michelle Mason's blog  for your chance to wi...

It's been far too long since I've done an interview, and I can think of no better subjects than my longtime writing friend and crit...

Many thanks to Michelle Mason , critique partner extraordinaire, for interviewing me about EARTH TO DAD! Michelle always has great insights ...

The bad news is that my last week was a bit of a whirlwind, so I completely neglected the blog. The good news is that you'll be able to ...

Just wanted to let you know that a couple of my lovely critique partners, Myrna Foster and Tara Dairman , are giving away ARCs of THE SOUND...

The title of this post pretty much says it all. RED BUTTERFLY's birthday is here, so it's time for a celebration! I fell in love ...

Liz and I have been friends since Kate signed us within a week or two of each other back in the spring of 2012, so when I found out that Al...

It's been forever since I hosted one of these meet-and-greets, so consider this my catch-up post. I know there are several dedicated web...

Today is the day! Tara 's ALL FOUR STARS is officially out. To celebrate, I'm reposting a classic from my now-defunct "Massac...

I'm thrilled to welcome Laurent Linn , art director at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, to the blog for a very special inte...

Critique partner and agent sister  Amy and I recently had a candid conversation about how we balance writing and motherhood, and superagent...

First off, I have to say that I love my critique partners. They're fantastic writers who are at once supportive and insightful. They rea...

If you've been hanging around the blog for any length of time, you've almost certainly heard me gush about Tara's MG debut at ...

When Amy and I connected on Kiersten White's blog a while back, I knew right away that she was going to be special. Her prose was smoot...

It's finally here! After two long years of waiting, RUMP's release day has arrived! I wish I could tell you what this book means ...

Word count (to the nearest thousand): 72,000 Status: Waiting to hear back from the first round of betas Attitude: Pumped Just a quick no...

Once upon a time, I sent Amy Sonnichsen an e-mail. We were unagented, and since we'd gotten requests from Kate Schafer Testerman in the...

Word count (to the nearest thousand): 41,000 for Bonnie, 45,000 for Clyde Status: Bouncing back to Bonnie after wrapping up Clyde ’s latest...

Word count (to the nearest thousand): 13,000 for Bonnie, 44,000 for Clyde Status: Collecting my reward:) Attitude: Relaxed and optimisti...

Word count (to the nearest thousand): 43,000 Status: Almost finished with the second draft Attitude: Antsy I'm antsy because I want ...