Happiest of Tuesdays! I received probably the BEST piece of mail ever today, so this is like THE BEST TUESDAY EVER! And as if this cake needed anymore icing, it’s…

It could be the best of times, but it’s really just the worst of times, this tale of two water bottles. She’s supposed to drink more water. Then her skin…

Today, I’m excited to feature author J.M. Sullivan on the blog. She’s a YA writer and also the host of #authorconfession over on Twitter. Check it out. It’s a lot…

**UPDATE 7/11/17** The contest is now closed. Winners listed below 2 runners-up Christy H. Charlotte D. Grand Prize winner Nicole O.   Today marks TWO MONTHS!!!!! until publication for Chasing…

I am so excited that WHEN PLANETS FALL by Abby J. Reed is available now and that I get to share the news! I met Abby as a fellow debut…

via GIPHY That’s right. Today I’m making a wish. A bookish wish. That’s because it’s Tuesday and time for another edition of Top Ten Tuesday brought to you by The…

Row 15, Seat 19. That’s the seat where she caught the foul ball. It shot off the player’s bat and arced gracefully over the heads of the fans in front…

After that, I pretty much gave up. Each Friday, I continued to write and erase, but I let go of my dreams of beating Susie Sloan, seeing my paper on…

  I was tagged by J.M. Sullivan (@_JM_Sullivan) on Twitter, and I’m always up for a fun game of Tag!  Thanks J.M.!!!! So here’s the game. It’s an online tag…

Happy Tuesday! Welcome to more of Top Ten Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I don’t even have time for a gif or anything today because I need…

Without her, he didn’t know what to do. So he boarded a cruise ship and sailed away. His heart was broken. It wasn’t her fault. It was life. Or fate.…

I think I peaked in sixth grade. As a writer, that is. Maybe romantically, too, considering that was the year of my epic first kiss with Collin Crosby, the boy…

Chasing Eveline Release Celebration (July 11, 2017) In my debut YA novel Chasing Eveline, main character Ivy spends an awful lot of time listening to music. She also has an…

She’d been going to the coffee shop at the corner every Saturday for almost a year. She took her work on some days, and on other days she just had…

Music Match-Up is here again! This is a weekly(ish) celebration of books and music. I take a book and pair it with a song that either reminds me of the…

Welcome to the Author Toolbox Blog Hop! It’s a new monthly blog hop organized by the lovely Raimey Gallant aimed at helping authors discover all sorts of tools to help…

Happy Tuesday! It’s especially happy when you don’t have to be at work!!! Since it’s Tuesday, it means it’s time for TOP TEN TUESDAY hosted by The Broke and the…

While young children squealed in glee over discovered Easter eggs filled with chocolates and rainbow colored jelly beans and families gathered together in laughter around extravagant brunch tables, she brought…

Music Match-Up is back! This is a weekly(ish) celebration of books and music. I take a book and pair it with a song that either reminds me of the book,…