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Sunday, November 25, 2012

Bronchitis, Broken Toenails, and Why Some People Never Quit until They Reach Their Goals

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One of my family's favorite movies is Gattaca. If you haven't seen it, it's set in a futuristic society where people are trac...
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Saturday, November 17, 2012

Guest Blog from a Teen Reader (Jane, age 15): The Person who Changed my Life (and is still changing it)

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For a few months now my mom has been begging me to write a guest blog for her (she was literally on her knees at one point. Mom gets reall...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Interview with Alan Gratz

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My son at age twelve was a huge reader, devouring non-fiction books on history, science and engineering. He didn't read much fiction, ...
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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Woo Hoo! My Book Has a Cover!!

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Today I got word from my publisher that my forthcoming novel Thin Space  officially has a cover! I should probably blog about it--describe...
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Thursday, November 1, 2012

NaNoWriMo aka Traveling through Texas, Stepping off a Cliff without a Bridge, Driving in Fog (Pick your Metaphor)

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“Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” --E.L...
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Monday, October 22, 2012

In Which I Remember Who My Audience Is and Reevaluate my Teaching Career

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The other day I had the awesome experience of speaking to a teen book club at the Westerville library in Westerville, Ohio. Great library...
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Friday, October 19, 2012

Binders Full of...um...Characters, Murdered Trees, and a Song about the Chicago Fire--Brought to You by the Fun-loving Authors on the Fierce Reads Tour

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I have already confessed that I am a shameless author groupie . Probably this goes back to a brief magical encounter with Madeleine L'...
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