A Review of A Kiss of Broken Glass

by | Jun 23, 2014 | Blog, Mental health, Writing

  Back in January I featured Madeleine Kuderick, using the who, what, where, when, why format to talk about her forthcoming YA novel, Kiss of Broken Glass (HarperTeen, Sept. 2014).  Since then I have had the privilege of reading the ARC on the OneFourKidLit tour, and...

YA FICTION: Are You Adult Enough to Read It?

by | Jun 9, 2014 | Blog, Writing

Congratulations to  Debbie Causevic, winner of the drawing for a signed copy of Jaye Robin Brown’s ARC, No Place to Fall.  Thanks to all who participated in this drawing.     My ARC (CRAZY) has been out less than a month, and I’m already bracing myself for the...

Featuring NO PLACE TO FALL and a giveaway!

by | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog, Writing

It’s been too long since I featured a fellow debut author, so I am excited to welcome Jaye Robin Brown today, to talk about her upcoming book,  No Place To Fall, being released by Harper Teen on December 9, 2014. LEAVE A COMMENT TO ENTER A DRAWING TO WIN AN ARC...

FIRST SCHOOL VISIT

by | May 26, 2014 | Blog, Mental health, Writing

Last week I had the distinct pleasure of giving my first school presentation at the John Crosland School, where some of my former students are now in upper school.  It was fun to see how those students have grown, both physically and academically, and to remember that...

A POEM FROM MY PERSONAL ARCHIVES

by | Apr 14, 2014 | Blog, Mental health, Writing

In keeping with poetry month, I am posting here the original poem that sparked the inspiration for my forthcoming book, CRAZY.  It was the first of twenty poems that I wrote as a cathartic exercise to deal with my mother’s bipolar disorder.  It was one of...