I’m delighted to announce I’ve signed with literary agent, Jennifer Azantian, of Azantian Literary Agency! Jennifer has been an agent since 2011, has run her own agency since 2014, and has built her business with obvious care in the following years. She read my full manuscript this summer and offered to represent me during a [...]
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Strung Along by a Great Story
You know how it feels to be submerged in a story so deep you forget the rest of the world? Those times you forget to check your calendar and miss that day's dental appointment or forget that your friend is visiting in two days requiring 48 hours of cleaning or it's suddenly 3 p.m., time [...]
Teens in Battle – Band Style
For the past two years, I've been writing a book about teens competing in a battle of the bands. And I never once Googled "teen battle of the bands." I don't know why. I sure as heck Googled other music-related and festival-related topics, including straight-up "battle of the bands." Maybe I didn't think it could [...]
Writing with Subtlety
I love when I'm reading a story and the author deftly touches on one of those minor, everyday human experiences that I've felt but never seen expressed before. I'm especially impressed when the subject matter is so lightly felt in real life that I've barely registered it in the past, yet as soon as I [...]
Hello, world!
First post on a new blog, and I'm already feeling the pressure hehe. Since I really enjoy discovering more about people through their blogs and social media, I decided to share about myself, too. Writing into this nebulous place called the internet isn't easy for some of us, but I do value it, and I hope [...]