I’d love to see that happen! It hasn’t yet, but as Ted Lasso would say, “believe!”
I wrote a book and want to get published. What do I do?
I suggest picking up or borrowing from the library the latest edition of Writer’s Market to learn how to find an agent and a publisher. I also love See Jane Write: A Girl’s Guide to Writing Chick Lit by YA and MG author Sarah Mylnowski and editor Farrin Jacobs. Good luck with your submission!
What do you do when you’re not writing?
I love taking pictures and scrapbooking, and I’m also running now. I’m even training to run the Disney Princess Half-Marathon in 2015. It’s been on my must-do list forever and this year it’s going to happen! I love TV. (Seriously, I love TV!) My current favorites are Ted Lasso, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, reruns of Good… Read more »
Where do you write?
I have an office at home in my house that I work out of, but sometimes I need a change of scenery and you’ll find me writing at a local coffee shop.
How did you know you wanted to be a writer?
I’ve always loved to write! I started writing in elementary school and never really stopped. I wrote for our school journal, the school newspaper and was that persistent girl who would write to teen magazines and ask to be one of their teen reporters (one time it worked–a prom magazine asked me to do a… Read more »
How do you come up with your ideas?
A lot of what I write about is drawn from experiences I’ve had in my own life, especially what my life was like as a teen. As far as the Secrets series goes, I was inspired by my former job as an entertainment editor at a teen magazine. I interviewed a lot of stars like… Read more »
Who are your favorite authors?
I have a lot and the list keeps growing! Soman Chainani, James Ponti, Stuart Gibbs, Sarah Mylnowski, Meg Cabot, Alyson Gerber, Ally Carter, Kieran Scott, Elizabeth Eulberg. (Ask me again in a month and I’m sure I’ll have ten more to add!)
I’m doing a book report on you. Can you help me with it?
A book report on me? Promise you’ll email me with your grade or share any artwork you did for your project (I love seeing your hard work pay off!) I can give you all the basics about me and my writing, but for book stuff, you’ll have to revisit your favorite sections of the book… Read more »