Attention blog readers! My fellow Deb and the author of the excellent YA novel Breathing, Cheryl Renee Herbsman, is looking for some help for her current work-in-progress. She’d like to hear from teens who’ve struggled with depression and would be … Continue reading
Okay, I’ve given in! I’m trying out this Twitter thing. Plan on sharing quotes from GIVE UP THE GHOST and possibly WIPs, notes on what I’m reading, interesting links, and book news. If you want to follow, I can be … Continue reading
March 1995 (Megan is 14) I like to have close friends, ones who I can really talk to, but at the same time, I feel myself holding back. I don’t want to share myself with people and I’m becoming very … Continue reading
I’ve just updated the Reader Secrets pages on my site to include all the stories received so far. More than 50! I’m incredibly impressed by the honesty there, and by how creative you’ve been–many have sent in images to go … Continue reading
I just started watching the TV show True Blood (my dad will be happy–he’s been telling me to check it out for almost a year now 😉 ), which of course I know is based on a series of books … Continue reading
One of the things I wanted to do with GIVE UP THE GHOST was present a different way of looking at the “I can see ghosts” special power. In most of the books I’ve read with a character who can … Continue reading
I know at least a few of you have asked to receive a review copy of GIVE UP THE GHOST and didn’t receive one. As I’ve mentioned, the publisher only has so many to give up. I only wish I … Continue reading
January 19, 1994 (Megan is 13) X wanted to ask D if he liked me. I didn’t want her to because he would think I liked him. She did anyway and I didn’t find out ’til Friday. X and I … Continue reading
Okay, so this isn’t about books, but it is about words and how things are written, which is good enough, right? 🙂 In the last couple months there’s been an ad campaign war of sorts between two major Canadian companies. … Continue reading
First off, thanks to everyone who’s already entered the Spill Your Secrets Giveaway and shared your stories! Second, as promised, I’m going to talk a little today about the making of the GIVE UP THE GHOST book trailer, in case … Continue reading
