I love being an author of books for children and teens! I've been writing stories since I was seven. Really!
After many years of mud pies, skinned knees, sibling rivalry, crushes, boyfriends and heartbreaks, I got serious and penned my first novel when I was sixteen. I received my first rejection letter when I was eighteen. It was from Cosmopolitan Magazine. I still have it!
My young adult novel, Mercy Lily, will debut from Flux October 8th, 2011. It's been a long time coming and so worth the wait! I'm very excited about introducing my fiction to the world! Mud pies to heartbreaks, and everything in between. I hope you let me know how you like it!
Along with publishing fiction, I've written three nonfiction books for Enslow Publishing. Lois Lowry: The Giver of Stories & Memories (2007) , So You Want to Be a Film or TV Actor? (2008), and Stephenie Meyer: Author of the Twilight Saga (2009).
Enjoy your stay and...thank you for stopping by!
"Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire!" - Reggie Leach