This is what I know about 2017. We’re still facing some of the same hopes, loves, fears, promises to keep, and problems we faced in 2016.  I like Tennessee Williams’

Hi all —  You might recall that my last post was about my efforts to write despite a long drought of wordlessness on the page. I told you that I’d

I’m heading to Vermont College of Fine Arts on Wednesday where I’ll be writing until July 18. I CANNOT wait —- and I sure hope traveling halfway across the country

Hi all,   My secret isn’t so secret anymore. In fact, it’s a celebration. Happy Birthday to Things I’ll Never Say, Stories About our Secret Selves.  If you want to

              The best part of having an upcoming book birthday is the way books begin to arrive months before the book’s actual birthday. The

Hi all, When you read this header, it shouldn’t be a surprise that I haven’t posted for quite awhile. But my intent is not to complain about the lack of

            Recently I spoke to a group of writers about coming back to writing. Even the title of that discussion invokes a sense of grace and

            Dear Friends, Louise Hawes, one of the writers in the Things I’ll Never Say anthology called this cover “succulent.” Zoe Marriott, a UK writer

Collage artist Wayne Brezinka is working as I type this to create the cover for Things I’ll Never Say, the Candlewick anthology about our secret selves. His art reflects the stellar young adult stories from award-winning writers.