In ‘Give Up The Ghost’ you focused more on Cassie’s everyday life than her paranormal activity. Was this intentional for the storyline (ie, her gift helped her personal life) or did it just happen that way? Putting a lot of … Continue reading
(in the eloquent words of L.K. Madigan) My darling Debs have banded together in DebSolidarity to support one of our members, Sarah Ockler. Sarah is the author of TWENTY BOY SUMMER, a beautifully written YA novel about love and grief … Continue reading
How long did it take to write your first book? Technically, the first full-length book I wrote was a very derivative fantasy novel I started writing at the beginning of ninth grade. That one took me about seven months to … Continue reading
Is the cover of Give up the Ghost how you envisioned it? I didn’t have a specific image in mind for the cover, because I knew that I couldn’t count on my publisher taking my ideas at all, so setting … Continue reading
Hey! *waves* I just wanted to let you all know I’m still around, just very very busy. I’ve taken on a bunch of extra hours at my day job this fall which are taking up a lot of my time … Continue reading
Was there a specific author or book that inspired you to become a writer? The short answer is, no. The long answer is–I would never say I wasn’t inspired by the authors I read while I was growing up. I … Continue reading
Love sweet stuff? Love books? YA author Christine Johnson has combined both to create the Great YA Bake Sale of 2010! And I’m very pleased to be participating. Here’s the deal: To enter, simply leave a thoughtful comment on this … Continue reading
Amber over at Down the Rabbit Hole has just posted her interview with me, where you can find out juicy details like which scene was hardest for me to write, and what character got cut from the final version of … Continue reading
(or any other sort of retreat for that matter) I know there are a lot of writers who’d like to attend a retreat, or attend more retreats, but find it hard to make it to or afford the bigger ones … Continue reading
Before I sent my most recent book off to my trusty beta readers, I had a bunch of fact and detail-checking to do, things I hadn’t wanted to stop writing to look up or couldn’t look up once I was … Continue reading