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On juggling professional identities...and a COVER REVEAL for KEEPING PACE!
My two professional identities–teacher and writer–have always felt deeply connected. I grew up thinking of myself as a reader, but not a writer. Not a…
Sep 26
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Learning how to fail, or reframing "failure"
What I've been working on this summer+ the pub date, description, and preorder links for my next middle grade novel, KEEPING PACE!
Aug 16
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On spoilers and plot twists
plus book recs and a COMING UP SHORT giveaway!
Jun 23
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The epiphany that cracked the plot of my next novel
. . . and the need for books about 14-year-olds, and an incomplete list of books set during/just before/just after 8th grade
May 9
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The epiphany that cracked the plot of my next novel
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On "manageable" revisions and trips
Reflections on spring break, developmental edits, and un-plannable magic, plus a 4-book giveaway, verse novel recommendation, and news!
Apr 4
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Starting something new
How my writing process follows the calendar year, and how I go from wisps of inspiration to a novel-shaped idea
Feb 9
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Photo books, year-end tenderness, and claiming the joy
My husband loves photography, and he creates these wonderful photo books for our family at the end of every year and to commemorate trips and other…
Dec 15, 2022
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The Dreaded "Q" Word
How looking at rejections from ages ago got me reflecting on why "quiet" is an unhelpful way to describe novels, and what writers of intimate…
Nov 15, 2022
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